Appeal to Reason
Appeal to Reason is the fifth studio album by American punk rock band Rise Against. After touring in support of their last album, The Sufferer & the Witness, Rise Against began to record Appeal to Reason in January 2008 at the Blasting Room studio in Fort Collins, Colorado. Recording and production were finished in June, and the album was released in North America on October 7, 2008. The album is the band's first release with current guitarist Zach Blair.
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| Released | October 2, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | January–June 2008 at the Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado | |||
| Genre | Melodic hardcore, Punk rock | |||
| Length | 48:23 | |||
| Label | DGC, Interscope | |||
| Producer | Bill Stevenson, Jason Livermore | |||
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Appeal to Reason is Rise Against's highest-charting album, getting to number three on the Billboard 200 chart and selling 64,700 copies in its first week of release. It got mostly good reviews from critics. The album produced three singles: "Re-Education (Through Labor)", "Audience of One", and "Savior".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Collapse (Post-Amerika)" | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Long Forgotten Sons" | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Re-Education (Through Labor)" | 3:42 |
| 4. | "The Dirt Whispered" | 3:09 |
| 5. | "Kotov Syndrome" | 3:05 |
| 6. | "From Heads Unworthy" | 3:42 |
| 7. | "The Strength to Go On" | 3:27 |
| 8. | "Audience of One" | 4:05 |
| 9. | "Entertainment" | 3:34 |
| 10. | "Hero of War" | 4:13 |
| 11. | "Savior" | 4:02 |
| 12. | "Hairline Fracture" | 4:02 |
| 13. | "Whereabouts Unknown" | 4:02 |