`  ==Genre?==  They are listed as Punk Rock with one reference, whereas Melodic Hardcore has three references?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by       :I beleive they consider themselves as American melodic Hardcore, they are too much mistaken as Punk or ``Emo`` (even though they may sound punk).    Punk?!? Srsly?? One word: LOL.     I would not classify Rise Against as punk rock. I don't know precisely how they should be categorized, but ``punk`` strikes me as odd and inaccurate.     LMAO if you think Wikipedia is a ``reliable source`` for the genre of a band. Wikipedia also says Green Day, The Offspring and Blink 182 are ``punk`` bands, when clearly those bands are pop-alternative. Rise Against used to be punk, but now they're not punk, and who cares what Wikipedia thinks, you'll never see a Wikipedia sysop at a REAL punk show anyways.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by      ==Vandalism== Someone should watch this page, there has been quite a bit of vandalism.... Kippkipp   Deelawn - I'm not one to claim responsibility for any vandalism, but PETA supports vandalism through the ALF... so... it's likely there has been retaliation... common sense.  ==July 4 vs. July 11== Someone keeps changing July 11, 2006 to July 4, 2006 as the release date for their new album The Sufferer and the Witness. I follow the news at any punk website very carefully and there has been no evidence that it's coming out on July 4th. The news at Punkbands.com claims that it will be out on July 11th. From now on, I would like a source for July 4th, so this edit war can end or just leave the article how it is. As I said on Talk:The Sufferer and the Witness.    :Did you see the link I provided? It was link to their MySpace page which I feel is a legitimate source. If that still is not enough for you, perhaps check out their official web site and watch the flash intro.  I know sites like punkbands.org and absolutepunk.net have said July 11th, but they are not an officiating source. 90% of the stuff they post on there are rumors.    ::OK, then. Sorry, if I was harsh when I kept changing the date.    :::You guys are silly. Look the album up on All Music Guide (which is owned by AEC Distribution) - www.allmusic.com - it says July 4th, as did all the magazine ads and wheat-paste posters all over big cities across the country. And that’s when I got mine.  did rise against pay for this? most bands one of the categorys is criticisms.rise against is good but not perfect  == Genres ==  Post-Grunge? No way dude.   Agreed PP  I Concur  yeah..lets try metal, rock, or hard rock?    i'd say screamo.  i've seen them in concert.  well, like they were the opening band for my chemical romance.  but they played for about an hour.  everything they 'sang' was screaming.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by      Here are some ideas, sign your posts, and know what your talking about before you post. You can't call a band sceamo because they opened for My Chemical Romance, nor can you call them screamo for, heh, screaming. After all many metal bands scream their lyrics and are still metal not screamo. Also, they are Melodic Hardcore Punk Rock, a genre that often combines Emocore/Screamo, and Pop Punk in its songs. Although it is a different sub-genre of Hardcore Punk