Even with great stand out tracks, the album together works so well in its entirety and deserves to be heard from that way. The aforementioned "Roadside" seems to pick up the somber honesty of "Swing Life Away", however the song is far deeper and very stark compared to its predecessor. In fact it seems that the rage in fact grows during the ballads and is then released with greater ferocity during the other songs.Įvery time I put this CD on in the car I always end up giving "Chamber the Cartridge", "Drones", and "Behind Closed Doors" multiple listens before moving on to the next track. The high energy and screaming guitars and vocals are a staple for the whole record and even on slow tracks such as "Roadside", the following tracks never seem to loose their energy. The album starts out with a spoken line saying "This is noise," and then blasts straight into the album opener "Chamber the Cartridge". Each album is as fresh and different as the last, thus there are one or two "transition" songs that will remind you of what you have heard, but it's not a recreation. Rise Against is one of those bands that could get away with never changing their sound. Thankfully I was wrong, and The Sufferer and the Witness is a blaze of glory. When I heard that CD, I figured Rise Against had reached their creative peak and would try to expand their sound and fail miserably with their next album. Their last album spawned the single "Swing Life Away" which became a great anthem for the disillusioned teens around the world. "I just like it that I'm finally fucking in tune.Rise Against - The Sufferer and the Witness ReviewĪ few years ago I was introduced to a band called Rise Against, and I was immediately blown away by their blend of punk attitude and energy with the melody and angst from hardcore. The guitar itself doesn't really matter, what matters is what you're doing with it.". For me, it's always been about writing songs, and playing shows, and practicing and playing. It doesn't matter what you have, it kinda matters what you do with it. It was like 'we're not human beings, we are next-level super heroes - you can't do what we do'.īut when I heard The Ramones, and I heard like Minor Threat, and I heard all that, then I was like 'this is something I can be a part of'." "So in that regard, I'm not really a guitar person, I see them as tools. Because when you heard 80's hair metal back in the day, those guitar players were uber talented. It's amazing." Tim wraps up, touching base on his initial epiphany as a musician: "Once I heard punk rock, it made me really want to learn how to play the guitar. I mean, we take care of our stuff, but even if it's small stuff like clip straps rubbing the paint off the guitar, I want to use guitars I can put stickers on and scratch up and not really care." On EverTune: "It's voodoo technology. When asked about his live rig, Zach adds: "I play these Les Pauls because I play really hard and they can take a beating. Yes, it is a nerdy musician thing, but it helps us deliver the best performance we can in the studio and live." As professional musicians, they just want stuff to work." Says Tim: "Evertune keeps our guitars in tune, which frees a lot of time to be more creative and worry less about the technical aspects. While chatting about Rise Against, he says "Tim and Zach are both really easy going, down to earth and enthusiastic people. Above, LPs in Fren's workshop prior to last year's tour. Wolves was recorded in 2017 with Nick Raskulinecz, who some of you might recall worked with EverTune users Munky and Head from Korn on their "The Serenity of Suffering" album.Ĭertified EverTune installer Fren at Asken Guitars has been installing their bridges since 'Day One'. With a career spanning two decades, Rise Against have released nine albums.Īs early EverTune adopters, Tim and Zach have been recording and touring with their EverTune'd Gibsons since 2014's The Black Market with producer Bill Stevenson.
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