Rise Against
USA, 1999–now
Chicago band led by Tim McIlrath, formed in 1999. Rooted in melodic hardcore and straight-edge politics, records like Siren Song of the Counter Culture and The Sufferer & the Witness married anthemic punk to social conscience.
MusicRoots documents 3 artists who influenced Rise Against and 0 artists Rise Against influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Rise Against?
- Bad Religion — Bad Religion's fast, melodic and politically charged hardcore is a clear model for Rise Against's socially conscious punk.
- Minor Threat — Minor Threat's straight-edge hardcore — Tim McIlrath is straight edge — is foundational to Rise Against's intensity and ethics.
- NOFX — NOFX's melodic skate-punk is part of the punk lineage feeding Rise Against — Fat Wreck Chords, NOFX's label, released their early records.