Rise Against Release “Dark Nights: Death Metal” Animated Video For “Broken Dreams, Inc”, Their First Song In Three Years [VIDEO]

Rise Against released their first new song since 2017, “Broken Dreams, Inc.” The track will be on the upcoming DC Dark Nights: Death Metal soundtrack and is the the first as part of a new agreement with Loma Vista Recordings. They also debuted an animated/motion comic video for the song that features images from the Dark Nights: Death Metal comic book. There are no details yet on soundtrack’s release date, complete artist lineup, and full track listing, but that information is expected to be announced soon.

Rise Against vocalist/lyricist Tim McIIlrath said the song speaks to the social issues that we face today:

“‘Broken Dreams, Inc.’ speaks to today’s changing landscape of American society, the opportunities that are available to some but not to others, the people who are able to benefit versus those who get left behind, who suffer and end up as casualties. How do we level the playing field so everyone can have a real chance at attaining the American Dream? One word, ‘disruption.’ You have to put power into the hands of the people, not business, you have to value people and community over profit. You can’t have a shareholder-run country or a shareholder-run world, a world that values profit above all else, because profit above all else can result in dangerous repercussions for humankind.”

McIlrath added:

“Personally, being involved with this soundtrack is really fantastic. Growing up, my little brother and I would ride our bikes to the newsstand near our house and spend all our money on the latest comic books, and Batman was a favorite. Also, Zach, our guitarist, is probably the biggest comic book geek in our band. He’s talked about how, along with his brother and father, they were all big DC fans — Batman, Robin, Superman, Aquaman, all the comic book series, the TV shows, and feature films. So, yes, we’re all very excited about being part of this.”

In June, the music video promoting the upcoming Dark Nights: Death Metal series featured Marilyn Manson’s 2015 song “Warship My Wreck”. Both videos can be seen below.

Dark Nights: Death Metal is a seven-part series written by Scott Snyder and illustrated by Greg Capullo. They are creative team behind Dark Nights: Metal and Batman: Last Knight on Earth. The description for the series from the DC Comics website says:

“When the Earth is enveloped by the Dark Multiverse, the Justice League is at the mercy of the Batman Who Laughs. Humanity struggles to survive in a hellish landscape twisted beyond recognition, while Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman have all been separated and fight to survive. Unleash the beast and let the head banging begin!”

The first three issues have already been released while the remaining four are scheduled to come out in 2021.

Meanwhile, Black Veil Brides’ Andy Biersack voiced Batman for DC Dark Nights: Death Metal, as DC released an audio rendition of its comic book. Episode One of Dark Nights: Death Metal with Beirsack’s portrayal of The Dark Knight can be seen below. He joins Chelsea Wolf, who voices Wonder Woman and Charles Fleischer, who handles the voice for The Joker/The Batman Who Laughs. Biersack said:

“I’m thrilled to share with you guys that I have been given a dream come true opportunity to be the voice of Batman in [DC Comics’] ‘Dark Nights: Death Metal. Click the link to watch episode 1 & get more info on the comic series & soundtrack coming soon!”

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