After a pickslide and a rapid roll the fury begins, as Rise Against has clearly not surrendered any of their core heaviness. This is noise! The opening lines heard in a distance along with the slow played octave chords over a slow drum beat sure build up an exciting intro for Chamber The Cartridge. The end result is a record which marks the peak of the group’s career, and in turn will continue to propel the group’s progression. However, they manage to incorporate several new elements in the process as they always do seem to have a few tricks up their sleeves. Regarding core influences, the group still clings onto what everyone knows and loves about them. The group has not dumbed down their sound in the least, as it still packs the fury of a haymaker while keeping a melodic edge intact.
After four records, that aspect about Rise Against has not changed one bit as their second major label release The Suffer and The Witness will show. They do it all while maintaining a vast amount of variety. Rise Against seem miles ahead of their genre, as they always seem to be able to put together consistent albums with memorable and meaningful songs. They can easily be considered the heart, soul and lungs of the modern day punk scene.
It would be quite redundant to have an introduction discussing the motives of Chicago based punk group Rise Against. If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention.” – Tim McIlrath
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