Rise Against has posted an update on the continued progress towards their next full length:

We arrived in Fort Collins and immediately got to work on the songs, and in fact, ending up writing a a whole bunch more of them in the first couple weeks. Bill and Jason helped coax the rock out us and, when we were't trying to cover Motorhead songs, we actually got a lot done. Once we finished the structure of songs, Brandon got to work on the drums while the rest of us entertained ourselves around town.

A Wilhelm Scream even rolled through town on their recent tour and we were all able to take a minute out of our schedules to enjoy a BBQ over at Bill's house, at which point many trampoline antics ensued

uitars and bass started shortly after, and so far are going great. They sound bigger and better than anything we've done yet and everyone has been really impressed. We're experimenting with a lot of sounds and attempting to tastefully implement them in our songs, so far, so good…

We took the weekend off to play the Weenie Roast with Metallica, Offspring and our friends in Bad Religion, Pennywise and Flogging Molly. The show was incredible, definitely the best radio show we've ever been a part of, thanks to our fans who made the trip…

The band does not have an official release date or title for the album, but it is expected to drop in late 2008/early 2009. Produced by Bill Stevenson (of Black Flag, Descendents and ALL fame), the album is the follow-up to their 2006 album The Sufferer & the Witness. The new album will also be their first release with current guitarist Zach Blair, who replaced Chris Chasse on tour last year.