Rise Against release expanded version of 'The Black Market'

Back in 2014, Rise Against released their seventh studio album The Black Market. Today, for the album’s sixth anniversary they’ve released an expanded version. All the recordings that were previously available as bonus songs have been added to the digital extended album. The bonus songs are “We Will Never Forget”, “About Damn Time”, and the Japan-only bonus track “Escape Artists” – which has now been added to the international digital version of The Black Market.

On July 15, 2014 we released The Black Market. The song Escape Artists was used as a Japanese B-Side and until today has never been available on DSPs. We’ve combined that with last year’s Eco-terrorist in me EP to give you an expanded version of the album. https://t.co/9ddnd2ul2g pic.twitter.com/ql5PcBLhjk

— Rise Against (@riseagainst) July 15, 2020

The punk rockers will also be holding a listening party, including a Q&A with their lead guitarist, Zach Blair.

To celebrate The Black Market’s Birthday, we’re holding a @Spotify listening party today at 4pm PT/7pm ET. Zach will be on hand fielding all your questions. https://t.co/sdhu33W370 pic.twitter.com/MawmnldFbI

— Rise Against (@riseagainst) July 15, 2020

According to UMusic, when writing the album Zach stated that he “had a personal dark spot” after finding out a close friend, Dave Brockie of the band Gwar, passed away.

“I was crushed, but I put my emotions into the process.”

MusicRadar said that The Black Market “escalated [Rise Against] to a strata of punk band previously only occupied by… Green Day and The Offspring”.

The Black Market (Expanded Edition)

1. A Beautiful Indifference
2. Awake Too Long
3. Bridges
4. I Don’t Want To Be Here Anymore
5. Methadone
6. People Live Here
7. Sudden Life
8. The Black Market
9. The Eco-Terrorist In Me
10. The Great Die-Off
11. Tragedy + Time
12. Zero Visibility
13. Escape Artists (bonus track)
14. About Damn Time (bonus track)
15. We Will Never Forget (bonus track)