Slayer's Tom Araya, Slipknot's Corey Taylor, Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister and Clutch's Neil Fallon are the among the artists confirmed to appear on Rise Above, an album benefiting the convicted killers known as the West Memphis Three.
Due on October 8th through Henry Rollins' 2.13.61 label via Sanctuary Records, the LP was spearheaded by Rollins and will feature guest vocalists singing tunes originally recorded by the hardcore veteran's previous band, Black Flag.
The complete track listing for Rise Above is as follows:
01. Rise Above (feat. Public Enemy's Chuck D, Henry Rollins)
02. Nervous Breakdown (feat. The Circle Jerks' Keith Morris)
03. Fix Me (featuring Iggy Pop)
04. American Waste (feat. Clutch's Neil Fallon)
05. I've Had It (feat. The Mars Volta's Cedric Bixler)
06. I've Heard It Before (feat. Poison The Well's Jeff Moreira)
07. Room 13 (feat. Slipknot's Corey Taylor)
08. Wasted (feat. X's Exene Cervenka)
09. Jealous Again (feat. Qotsa's Nick Oliveri)
10. TV Party (feat. Henry Rollins)
11. No Values (feat. Hank Williams III)
12. Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie (feat. Ween's Dean Ween)
13. Depression (feat. Amen's Casey Chaos)
14. Six Pack (feat. Fantomas' Mike Patton)
15. Police Story (feat. Ice T)
16. Revenge (feat. Slayer's Tom Araya)
17. Thirsty & Miserable (feat. Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister)
18. What I See (feat. Black Flag's Chuck Dukowski)
19. No More (feat. Rancid's Tim Armstrong, Lars Frederiksen)
20. Black Coffee (feat. Henry Rollins)
21. Slip It In (feat. Henry Rollins, The Nymphs' Inger Lorre)
22. Annihilate This Week (featuring Henry Rollins, Black Flag's Kira Roessler)
23. My War (featuring Henry Rollins)
24. Nervous Breakdown (featuring Whiskeytown's Ryan Adams)
Proceeds from the album's sales will go toward the legal defense of Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley -- a.k.a. the West Memphis Three -- who were convicted of murdering three young boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, in 1993. Baldwin and Misskelly were sentenced to life, while Echols received the death penalty. All three were teenagers when they were tried in 1994.
In a statement, Rollins described how he got the idea for the project:
"I became aware of the case like many people, from watching the Paradise Lost documentaries that HBO released. The first one shocked me and made me upset. The second one made me mad," Rollins explained. "Damien, Jessie, and Jason were found guilty of murdering three boys and sent to prison. I didn't agree with the verdict. I figured that to do nothing about that would be to align myself with the forces of injustice that got them pulled into this horrible situation."
liamofadown - 10/9/2002 1:35:50 AM i think it's cooool to see some of the greatest singer such as corey, and lemmy but wheres ratm's tom or zack da la roche
toolunit - 9/3/2002 10:52:23 PM ROCKAWN you are a wanker. Why does everyone have to conform to be some prissy little shit studying calculus. I failed maths dismally and I turned out fine. And how about you get your head out of your ass long enough to see that the WTC isn't an excuse for everything. Its a bad thing to happen, but life goes on.....I was reading that of the billions raised for the WTC victims, each family would score 6 mill. Do you think they saw much of this? hmpppph..... doubt it....anyway, onto the point. These boys had a different image, just like you have a geek image Rockawn these boys didn't. Do you condemn ravers cos they look different? what about homeboys? get over it and take them for the people they are and the REAL evidence shown. Rollins rock on!
jutz - 8/26/2002 6:26:37 AM I don't think that Chuck D would agree to contribute to the album if he believed Rollins was only doing it for profit and/or publicity. Chuck D is a guy who for a long time refused to perform in Arizona because they didn't have a Martin Luther King Day. Im sure he would have no problem saying no to Henry if he thought his intentions were anything but honourable.
jnatoli - 8/4/2002 12:43:17 PM I've always maintained that there are two kinds of people: those who TALK and those who DO.
While we're all sitting around TALKING about issues we believe in, some people--like Henry--actually get off their asses and DO something. In a world full of armchair activists, I have to applaud that--because it takes more guts than most people have.
Madsdad - 8/1/2002 7:31:28 PM Rokkaholic, when Henry finds the "Real Killers" maybe he can help O.J. find the "real killers" in that case too. I live 2 hrs from West Memphis. HBO put alot of money into making that documentary, if they showed ALL the information it would just be another crime story. No controversy = no ratings. I dont know where you live, but if you guys saw the LOCAL news on this case, EVERYNIGHT ( it seemed like ) like I did, you might have a different opinon. ITS MASS MEDIA PEOPLE ! DONT BUY INTO IT ! (and by the way they did recieve a fair trial thats why they're in prison now )
larsisadick - 7/30/2002 9:26:22 PM This no-talent had some terrible ideas in BLACK FAG (that's one reason they never broke out of the club seen)glad to see he's consistant with his stupid idea's.
flaxdog - 7/30/2002 12:41:32 PM yeah, HR is a virtuous man. But where was he when James Brown was in jail,huh?
Yves_Montand - 7/30/2002 7:23:34 AM I for one am happy to see the support behind these three people that have been unfairly imprisoned for too long. What's sad is that three teens have lost everything and the person who was directly responsible for killing those children has gotten away because of the ineptitude of the police in that area.
pjb1964 - 7/29/2002 5:18:07 PM Henry's the man!!!!!!!!!
Tambrino - 7/29/2002 4:45:45 PM I also have to ad that I am happy that there are more people coming to knowledge of this case. I will definatly buy the CD. As for the bands on the album-keep kicking ass and thanks for representing what you think should be done in this country.
Tambrino - 7/29/2002 4:40:52 PM Wow...I can't believe that anyone could think that these three are actually guilty of these murders of the three boys. Getting a confession that is obviosly coerced and not even close to being conducted right is not a reliable source. Add to the mix a mildy retarded 16 year old kid who actually gave the confession-that really doesn't pose a strong case. The kid probabaly thought by telling the cops information, he would be getting reward money. Little did he know that he built a trap for himself. How could he know? He had and IQ of 72. 65 is considered full blown retarded. It's beyond me to even come close to thinking that more has not been done on possible leads that could have been promising. It is also beyond me to think that these 3 boys have been sitting in prison for about ten years now. Ten years of their lives are lost now-all because they looked like good suspects, they wore black, listened to metal, and ultimatly believed in a different God than a lot of people. Justice has not been served until they are freed.
nyarlathotep - 7/29/2002 1:20:17 PM I COULD BE WRONG, WHO KNOWS.
nyarlathotep - 7/29/2002 1:19:49 PM WHAT I DON'T LIKE ABOUT THIS CONVICTION IS THE LACK OF EVIDENCE AND THE IGNORANCE OF THE POLICE. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WAS ANY EVIDENCE ON THE SITE LINKING THESE KIDS TO THE DEATHS. ON ONE BODY THERE WERE BITE MARKS, I'M STILL A NOVICE AT THIS BUT I BELIEVE THAT BITE MARKS ARE PERSONAL. ALSO, THE MUTILATION OF THE BODIES SHOWS INDICATES A DISORGANIZED PERSON, SOMEONE WHO LOST CONTROL. IF THESE KIDS (DAMIEN AND CO.) REALLY DID THIS IN A (WHAT THE COPS SAY) SATANIC RITUAL (BECAUSE DAMIEN SAID HE WAS WICKEN) THERE WOULD BE A MORE METHODICAL, RITUALISTIC MUTILATION, NOT ALL THESE SCRATCH AND BITE MARKS. YOU WOULD THINK THAT THERE WOULD BE A PENTAGRAM OR SOME OTHER STUPID ADOLESCENT THING CARVED IN THEM (BECAUSE DAMIEN AND CO. SEEM LIKE STUPID ADOLESCENTS, ONE SCORED IN THE RETARDED RANGE ON HIS IQ TEST). ALSO, THE FOCUS OF THE BRUTALITY IN THE ATTACK WAS THE SON OF THAT SHIFTY GUY. MAYBE THE LITTLE ONES WERE PLAYING SOME SORT OF TRUTH/DARE GAME AND WERE RUNNING AROUND NAKED IN THE WOODS AND ALONG COMES AN "ANNONYMOUS" RELIGIOUS ZEALOT, WHO IS RELATED TO ONE OF THEM, THINKS THEY ARE GAY, BECOMES ENRAGED AND MUTILATES THEM AND PASSES A LIE DETECTOR BECAUSE HE IS JUSTIFIED IN HIS "DIVINE" ACTIONS.
Rokkaholik - 7/29/2002 10:42:38 AM As for madsdad, It's not exploiting the deaths of innocent children. Yes...they were innocent, but why would anyone stand by and let 3 more either die or be sent away when they could also be innocent? Then we are guilty as well. Hopefully the real killer will be found and then you can take out your hatred on that person. The 3 convicted boys deserve a fair trial and fair presentation of evidence that can clear their names.
Rokkaholik - 7/29/2002 10:39:07 AM Rollins wouldn't be doing this if he didn't believe in it. Something like this could really hurt his reputation and career if it had no merit. I side with Rollins on this. There seem to be alot of cover-ups going on in this case. It's too bad that politics and the law are so corrupted sometimes and it takes a Musician to shed a little light. Rock On Henry Rollins!
