The Black Market (Rise Against album)
The Black Market | ||||
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Studio album by Rise Against | ||||
Released | July 15, 2014 | |||
Recorded | The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado | |||
Genre | Punk rock, melodic hardcore, alternative rock | |||
Length | 46:18 | |||
Label |
Interscope B00211795-02 | |||
Producer | Bill Stevenson & Jason Livermore | |||
Rise Against chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Black Market | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AbsolutePunk.net | 61%[2] |
AllMusic | [3] |
Alternative Press | [4] |
Consequence of Sound | C+[5] |
Dead Press! | [6] |
Punknews.org | [7] |
7BitArcade | (Favourable)[8] |
The Black Market is the seventh studio album by the American melodic hardcore band Rise Against, released on July 15, 2014. With the same line-up as their previous two albums, guitarist Zach Blair has become Rise Against's first guitarist to appear on three studio albums.
The Black Market debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, earning the band their second career number three.
Production
On April 14, 2014, the band posted a short video on their Facebook page teasing a new album with the message "Coming Soon."[9][10] On May 5, 2014, the band posted another short video indicating that a new album would be released in the summer of 2014.[11] On May 27, 2014, the band released a short video with a teaser of a song from the new album, and clarified the summer release date to be July 2014.[12] On June 4, 2014, a new teaser was released on Facebook revealing the album title The Black Market and release date of July 15, 2014.[13]
The album's first single, "I Don't Want to Be Here Anymore", was released on June 10, 2014. On June 13, 2014, the band released the artwork for the upcoming album. This was released on all the major social networking sites. On July 8, 2014, the band released the entire album for pre-release streaming via iTunes.
The song "Zero Visibility" was featured in the video game WWE 2K15.
Commercial performance
The Black Market is Rise Against's third highest charting album on the US Billboard 200, debuting at no. 3 and selling 53,000 copies in its first week.[14]
In Canada, the album debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 14,000 copies in its first week.[15]
The album became Rise Against's highest position in the UK thus far after it debuted at number 13.[16] Their previous peak was number 27 with 2011's Endgame.
Reception
The Black Market received mostly positive reviews. It attained a score of 76 out of 100 on Metacritic's average of seven professional reviews.[1] 7BitArcade's Aaron Kent called the album 'a fine example of punk rock,' explaining that 'it doesn’t break any new ground, yet it doesn’t need to.'[8] Matt Sloan of CultNoise Magazine scored the album 8.5/10, saying that 'some might consider the social commentary present in The Black Market to be, on the surface, too general and unfocused to be saying anything that hasn’t been said before. However, this is to do the band a disservice; The Black Market is an album about the weariness that comes from living in this world, in having to fight to survive.'[17] MusicReviewRadar wrote the The Black Market "may not be as intense and enraged as their antecessors but, once you listen to it, you will find the political fight Rise Against always print on their albums".[18] The album was included at number 33 on Rock Sound's "Top 50 Albums of the Year" list.[19] The album was included at number 6 on Kerrang!'s "The Top 50 Rock Albums Of 2014" list.[20]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Tim McIlrath, all music composed by Tim McIlrath, Joe Principe, Brandon Barnes and Zach Blair.
Tracks | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "The Great Die-Off" | 3:39 |
2. | "I Don't Want to Be Here Anymore" | 3:59 |
3. | "Tragedy + Time" | 4:17 |
4. | "The Black Market" | 4:15 |
5. | "The Eco-Terrorist in Me" | 2:45 |
6. | "Sudden Life" | 4:08 |
7. | "A Beautiful Indifference" | 3:24 |
8. | "Methadone" | 3:48 |
9. | "Zero Visibility" | 4:38 |
10. | "Awake Too Long" | 3:11 |
11. | "People Live Here" | 4:08 |
12. | "Bridges" | 4:06 |
Total length: |
46:18 |
Japanese (exclusive) bonus track[21] | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
13. | "Escape Artists" | 4:02 |
Total length: |
50:20 |
Personnel
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Certifications
Year-end charts
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Release history
Region | Date | Record Label |
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Australia[46] | July 11, 2014 | Universal |
United Kingdom[47] | July 14, 2014 | Polydor |
United States[2] | July 15, 2014 | Universal, DGC/Interscope |
Canada[48] | ||
Japan[49] | ||
Germany[50] | November 7, 2014 | Universal/Interscope |
References
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- ↑ Heaney, Gregory. "The Black Market - Rise Against|Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- ↑ Pearlman, Mischa (July 11, 2014). "Rise Against - The Black Market - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- ↑ Bray, Ryan (July 15, 2014). "Rise Against - The Black Market|Album Reviews|Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
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- ↑ Childers, Chad (April 14, 2014). "Rise Against Tease New Album for 2014". Loudwire. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
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- Sources
External links
- The Black Market at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
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