Rise Against mit Überraschungs-EP

Rise Against haben eine Überraschungs-EP veröffentlicht. Diese trägt den Titel “Nowhere Generation II” und ist via Loma Vista Recordings erschienen. Es ist das einjährige Jubiläum vom Chart-Album “Nowhere Generation”. Die 5-Song-EP stellt also eine Fortsetzung dar. Außerdem gibt es ein Video zu “Last Man Standing”, Regie führte Ryan Valdez.

“‘Last Man Standing’ was a way of expressing some frustration with our world in regards to exploitation, public alienation and human inequality,” erklärt Valdez. “As you see in the video, we are fed through this race of survival. Only to be taken down, regardless of our success or efforts. Almost as if the game was rigged, designed to set us up for failure.”

“I think of Rise Against as dystopian art,” erzählt McIlrath. “Like any good dystopian art endeavor, you’re singing about the world and what it might be like if we keep going down the road we’re going down. It’s the inevitable conclusion of what would happen if we keep making the same decisions. That’s what dystopian art is designed to do, to make you realize that and inspire you to make some changes. ‘Last Man Standing’ is looking down that road and trying to paint a picture of what it looks like.”

Nowhere Generation II Tracklist:

1. The Answer
2. Last Man Standing
3. This Time It’s Personal
4. Pain Mgmt
5. Holding Patterns

Rise Against tour dates:
06/10 – Interlaken, Switzerland – Greenfield Festival
06/12 – Donington, UK – Download Festival
06/14 – Budapest, Hungary – Budapest Park Open Air
06/15 – Warsaw, Poland – Torwar
06/17 – Neuhausen Ob Eck, Germany – Southside Festival
06/19 – Scheessel, Germany – Hurricane Festival
06/23 – Clisson, France – Hellfest
06/24 – Antwerpen, Belgium – OLT Rivierenhof (sold out)
06/25 – Ysselsteyn, Netherlands – Jera On Air Festival
06/27 – Milano, Italy – Circolo Magnolia
06/29 – Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz
07/01 – Viveiro, Spain – Resurrection Fest
07/02 – Lisbon, Portugal – VOA Heavy Rock Festival