Rise Against Tim McIlrath (vocals, guitar) Joe Principe (bass guitar) Brandon Barnes (drums) Zach Blair (guitar) These social activist musicians from Rise Against are active supporters of organizations with social causes, like the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and PETA. Dishing out messages inspirational of political and social change in their punk tracks like “Built To Last” and their latest hit single, “Re-Education (Through Labor)”, vocalist Tim attests the band’s success to the fact that “people want music that addresses the problems of the world”.

mym Travis and Tim talk about the band and that feeling “disenfranchised and alone” are universal feelings at times…