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RISE AGAINST RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR ‘PAIN MGMT’

In response to the recent wave of proposed and actual book bans, Rise Against today shared a cinematic, action-packed new video for “Pain Mgmt,”

FROM NEW EP NOWHERE GENERATION II IS OUT NOW VIA LOMA VISTA RECORDINGS

In response to the recent wave of proposed and actual book bans, Rise Against today shared a cinematic, action-packed new video for “Pain Mgmt,” their impassioned latest single off the Nowhere Generation II EP, released in June via Loma Vista Recordings. The video, directed by activist art collective Indecline, depicts a world that sees literary works under physical attack. 

Rise Against photo credit: Jason Siegel
Rise Against photo credit: Jason Siegel

“Of the many unthinkable battles we find ourselves forced into by those who seem hellbent on paralyzing an educated and inspired populace, the battle for knowledge seems more relevant today than it ever has. From our classrooms to our collectives, knowledge is the only weapon that can liberate a people without violence,” 

explains Indecline. 

“In the face of the ever changing brands of fascism and control, all resources and energy must be exhausted to ensure everyone has access to their own mental and spiritual liberation.”

Rise Against singer/guitarist Tim McIlrath adds, 

“‘Pain Mgmt’ is one of my favourite songs off II, and Indecline went way above and beyond creating this video that manages to pack so much narrative, suspense, and meaning into one song.” 

The five song collection II—written and recorded alongside 2020’s album Nowhere Generation and featuring production by Bill Stevenson (The Descendents, Black Flag)—is out now worldwide digitally as well as on CD and cassette, while the vinyl version (featuring a red cover art variant) will arrive in stores this autumn. Stream the EP at all DSPs and pre-order the vinyl now HERE.

Rise Against
Rise Against

Surrounding the release, McIlrath and bassist Joe Principe will also host a Reddit AMA with fans at r/Music tomorrow, September 16th, starting at 7pm UK time.

UK HEADLINE TOUR STARTS NOVEMBER 2022

Continuing a critical dialogue between Rise Against themselves, their fans, and the world at large, Nowhere Generation II looks beyond its full-length counterpart’s scrutiny of the chronic social, economic, and political instability and inequality that pervades the modern age. II is as biting as it is hopeful, and is a further testament to the resonance of a band that continues to defy the status quo of modern rock. The picture Rise Against paints is one of a generation younger than them struggling to find a path forward in an increasingly inhospitable world. The impulse to dig into these issues was spawned by McIlrath meeting fans all across the globe—from the United States to Australia to Japan to Germany—and each of them were articulating similar apprehensions. “They were communicating the same anxieties and fears about their lives and what tomorrow is going to look like. Those fears and anxieties were all connected no matter what language they were speaking. I just couldn’t ignore it after a while,” he says.

Rise Against - Nowhere Generation II
Rise Against – Nowhere Generation

“Pain Mgmt” follows the EP’s lead single “Last Man Standing” and the surprise drop of Nowhere Generation II, which earned the band praise and support via Mark Hoppus’ After School Radio, The First Ever Podcast with Jeremy BolmRevolver (feature), Consequence (track-by-track feature), BeginningsBrooklyn Vegan, and more. Rise Against will close out 2022 with European tour dates in November; a current itinerary is below.

Rise Against European Tour Dates:

11/03 – Zurich, CH – Halle 622

11/04 – Paris, FR – Bataclan

11/06 – Amsterdam, NL – AFAS Live

11/07 – Esch-sur-Alzette, LU – Rockhal

11/09 – Vienna, AT – Stadthalle      

11/11 – Düsseldorf, DE – Mitsubishi Electric Halle

11/12 – Leipzig, DE – Quarterback Immobilien Arena

11/13 – Hamburg, DE – Barclaycard Arena    

11/15 – Munich, DE – Zenith            

11/17 – Berlin, DE – Max Schmeling Halle

11/18 – Frankfurt, DE – Festhalle

11/19 – Stuttgart, DE – Porsche Arena

11/21 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton

11/22 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Academy

11/23 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy Birmingham

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