Rise against tim mcilrath biography of rory

A couple of hours before their absolutely amazing show at the Pukkelpop festival, we talked to Rise Against vocalist Tim McIlrath about the band’s past trajectory, their upcoming new album and being a political punk band in today’s climate.  

The band will be touring in the US October through November (click here for full list of dates) before winding down for the rest of the year.

PRT:  I’d like to go back to the beginning… you signed to Fat Wreck off a demo, released two albums with them, and then you went with a major label. From the outside looking in, it seems like everything just went smoothly and built up gradually.

Tim: Yeah, we kind of put our heads down and we worked really hard and we were lucky in the sense that nobody really meddled with what we were doing. Not a lot of bands experienced that, but we were able to kind of do what we do and nobody got in the way of it. And that turned into a slow build. I'm not sure if slow builds are something that Tim mcilrath eyes!