Rise Against, in my opinion, is the best punk band of their generation. They picked up where the previous generation of punk legends like Bad Religion left off. They were a band with an agenda and they got their strong political message across with some fantastic punk rock. After their mastepiece The Sufferer and The Witness, Rise Against has taken a step decline in quality and started to stray away from their punk sound. Endgame is the nail in the coffin for Rise Against's punk roots.
Endgame is a huge dissapointment. The punk sound that made Rise Against so good in the first place is just about abandoned. Album opener "Architects" just made me sad. It's a heavy handed emo piece of shit. I honestly couldn't believe my ears. I didn't think Rise Against would make anything like this. It's really uncharastic of their sound and it's by far the worst song they have ever made. The rest of the album isn't quite as bad as "Architects", but it doesn't really bring much to the table. Endgame is a pretty boring record. Most of the tracks really sound the same. There is little to no varation between tracks. On top of the repetiton, it's just doesn't sound like Rise Against. I have no problem with progession or varation in sound, it's just when you completely abandon your roots and start make formulaic music it aggrevates me.
Endgame is a big letdown. It's not at all what I have come to expect from Rise Against. Gone is the great punk rock of old Rise Against and it's been replaced a by the numbers rock sound that is pretty boring. It's really a shame to see Rise Against turn into this. They were the best punk band around now and they are defintely in a slump. Endgame is a fall from grace for Rise Against.
2/5 Stars
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