Rise Against on the Power and Pitfalls of Political Punk

[Raoul Duke]

Tim McIlrath on Green Day reaching the masses and nearly getting sucked into "High School Musical." Plus, their "Hero of War" video. After spending the fall breaking into the Billboard Top Three and rejoicing over a governmental sea change, political punks Rise Against won't be resting on their laurels any time soon. The third video from fifth album Appeal To Reason, "Hero of War," hits the Web today (watch behind-the-scenes footage from the set above, and catch the whole clip — which explores the disturbingly personal effects of battle — on the next page). The band is touring North America in the summer with...

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