released Revolutions per Minute

Revolutions per Minute was released on April 8, 2003. Like The Unraveling , it failed to reach any major record charts, but did reach number thirty-five on the Independent Albums chart in the United States. Critics praised the album for its impassioned lyrics and unique blend of hardcore punk and melodic hardcore; Brian Hiatt of Rolling Stone called Revolutions per Minute “easily among the finest punk records of the past decade”. To support the album, Rise Against traveled with other Fat Wreck Chord bands like Anti-Flag , None More Black , and No Use for a Name on North American and Japan based tours, and participated in the 2003 Warped Tour in North America. When asked about the band’s early years with Fat Wreck Chords, Principe said: “Our goal was to be on Fat Wreck Chords and just sell enough records so that when we were home from tour, we wouldn’t have to get jobs…Of course, that was all before we had families and children and numerous responsibilities. That was the beauty. And then the longer we did it things just kept coming our way.”