Rise Against is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. The band currently consists of Tim McIlrath (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Zach Blair (lead guitar, backing vocals), Joe Principe (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Brandon Barnes (drums, percussion).
Rise Against spent its first five years signed to the independent record label Fat Wreck Chords, on which it released two studio albums, The Unraveling (2001) and Revolutions per Minute (2003). Both the albums met with considerable underground success.
The band actively promotes animal rights and are all straight edge (excluding Barnes), PETA supporters and vegetarians. Rise Against recently recorded its sixth studio album Endgame at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, due for release in March 2011.
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