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RISE AGAINST “HERO OF WAR”
VIDEO OF THE WEEK ON iTUNES
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Message from Rise Against:

“Our new video Hero Of War directed by Meiret Avis, has been chosen by iTunes as the Video Of The Week, which means you get it FREE. Check out iTunes between the dates June 9 – 16 to download. More about the video HERE.”

For more information about Rise Against visit www.RiseAgainst.com. Appeal To Reason featuring “Hero Of War” and “Audience of One” is in stores now. For more information about the video, please visit NME.com.

“Hero of War” video:
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=57569588

New Video from Rise Against for Hero of War now Premiering on Myspace!

The following is a message from the band:

We’ve just completed our new video for the song “Hero Of War” off of our record, Appeal To Reason. “Hero Of War” is the story of one soldier, not all soldiers, as he battles not just the war around him, but the war that rages within. Inspired by true events, we were given the choice to either document the tribulations of these times as they unfold around us, or ignore them. To ignore these problems, in our opinion, is letting down the brave men and women who risk everything. “Hero Of War” is our attempt to lift the stigma that surrounds everything from the skyrocketing suicide rate of troops, torture, internal sexual abuse, an under-funded VA, and the growing number of military personnel fighting Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as they return home. We hope this song and this video help the simmering dialogue about these problems evolve into a rolling boil.

-Rise Against

“The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naive and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who loves his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair.”- H.L. Mencken

Video:
Hero Of War