Rise Against To Release 'Re-education (Through Labour)' & UK Tour Dates

Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Geffen Records) - Chicago punk-rock champions Rise Against are back to their potent political best with their fifth album 'Appeal To Reason', released on October 6th through Geffen Records.

A band renowned for their single-minded political outlook, 'Appeal To Reason' is an embodiment of the band's feelings about the world around them. Nowhere is this more greatly channelled than on forthcoming single, 'Re-education (Through Labour)' - a powerful statement against the use of sweat-shops in the modern world supported by a controversial, hard edged video.

The influences of Rise Against are plain to see; the snarling, scathing commentaries on the world are a return to the days of the anti-movement leaders Black Flag, with the unhinged, heavy rhythms plainly evident on 'Appeal To Reason' reminiscent of Nirvana.

Never has the Rise Against message been more powerful - 'Appeal To Reason' is their rock manifesto - a statement of intent and a powerful message to the world.

Rise Against are also set to be unleashed on the UK for an 11-date tour in early 2009, the dates of which are below.

February/March 2009 Tour Dates:
(Dates and information subject to change.)

21st February - Portsmouth Guildhall
22nd February - Preston 53 Degrees
23rd February - Hull University
24th February - Leeds University
26th February - Birmingham Academy
27th February - Manchester Academy
28th February - Sheffield Academy
1st March - Glasgow ABC
4th March - Norwich UEA
5th March - Oxford Academy
6th March - London Astoria
'Re-Education (Through Labour)' is set for release on Geffen Records through Polydor on February 23, 2009.