Rise Against - Siren Song Of The Counter Culture - Album Review

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Rise Against - Siren Song Of The Counter Culture - Album Review

Rise Against
Siren Song Of The Counter Culture There has been the old ‘sell out’ term thrown violently at these guys in the recent months. Not just here and there but literally plastered over these poor post hardcore punk bastards for a while and it is damaging their very solid reputation. Whether they have or not is I suppose up to you and your definition of the term. The classic of going from an indie to a major label is the main factor causing this, as if this was bad enough, the major in question was then bought out by a bigger major Geffen. But who cares now anyway with the album out and its going to reach a lot more people than it would have before, if this wasn’t true then I wouldn’t be reviewing this album. So as long as they get their

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7/10

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Alex parker