Promotion and Release
Rise Against filmed the music video for Appeal to Reason's first single, "Re-Education (Through Labor)" with director Kevin Kerslake. The single and its music video were released digitally on August 25. In December 2008, it was reported that Rise Against would be shooting a music video for their second single, "Audience of One", with director Brett Simon. The music video for "Audience of One" premiered on MySpace Music on January 15, 2009. The music video was filmed in Los Angeles in December and features the band performing in a miniature world on the White House lawn. The video for the song "Hero of War" was released on May 20, 2009, although the song itself was never released as an official single. Radio stations were sent copies of the album's third single, "Savior", on June 3.
Rise Against began a U.S. tour with Thrice, Alkaline Trio, and The Gaslight Anthem to promote the album on October 2, 2008, in Cleveland, Ohio. The band co-headlined a 2009 tour with Rancid throughout the summer months. That was followed by a short tour of the UK in November, which was supported by the bands Thursday and Poison the Well.
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