Rise Against

Rise Against is an American melodic hardcore band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. The band's current line-up comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist Tim McIlrath, lead guitarist Zach Blair, bassist Joe Principe and drummer Brandon Barnes. Former members are guitarists Dan Wlekinski, Kevin White, Todd Mohney and Chris Chasse, and drummers Toni Tintari and Dan Lumley.

The band spent its first four 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, and in 2003 the band signed with the major label Geffen. Their major label debut Siren Song of the Counter Culture (2004) brought the band mainstream success, producing several successful singles. Their next two albums, The Sufferer & the Witness (2006) and Appeal to Reason (2008), were also successful and peaked at number ten and number three on the Billboard 200 chart, respectively. Appeal to Reason was followed three years later by Endgame (2011). All four albums released via Geffen were certified platinum in Canada, while three of these albums were certified gold in the United States.

Like the Angel

"Like the Angel" is the first single from American punk rock band, Rise Against. The song appeared on Revolutions per Minute and was released April 8, 2003 (the same day as Revolutions per Minute). Live versions of the song appear on the Generation Lost DVD and the European release of This Is Noise. The single was only released as a promo single, along with "Heaven Knows", which are the band's only two singles released under Fat Wreck Chords.

"Like the Angel" is featured on the soundtrack to the skateboarding video game, Tony Hawk's Underground. The song is also released on various compilation album like Take Action! Volume 3 and Staf Diecisiete Soundandculture.

Track listing

Reception

The song didn't chart on any charts in the U.S. or Canada and there was no music video released for the single. The song, however, has been well received among fans and is one of the band's highest rated singles on Rate Your Music.Sputnikmusic praised the song for its solo and Tim McIlrath's voice for perfectly matching the music.

Revolutions per Minute (Rise Against album)

Revolutions per Minute is the second album by American punk rock band Rise Against. It features the singles "Like the Angel" and "Heaven Knows", as well as a cover of Journey's "Any Way You Want It". The album had a limited release on vinyl (217 of which were on red vinyl) which is now out of print. It was the band's last release under Fat Wreck Chords prior to their move to Geffen Records, where they released Siren Song of the Counter Culture in 2004. It is also the only album to feature guitarist Todd Mohney.

Inside the album cover, there is a copyright to Transistor Revolt, the band's name before they switched to Rise Against.

On May 28, 2013, the album celebrated its tenth anniversary with a re-release titled RPM10. It contains 10 bonus tracks of demos in addition to the original track list, though the cover of "Any Way You Want It" by Journey that was a hidden track on the original release is absent from the reissue.

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