Rival Schools Announce 20th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue Of Debut Album “United By Fate”

Rival Schools have teamed up with Run For Cover Records for a 20th anniversary deluxe reissue of their legendary debut full-length, United By Fate. With the standard edition due out October 28th and the deluxe edition following in time for Record Store Day on November 25th, this re-release of United By Fate offers a chance to rediscover one of the most impressive and influential post-hardcore albums of all time. To mark the announcement Rival Schools have shared a new version of United By Fate standout, Holding Sand. Recorded by Schreifels, the acoustic take strips off the distortion and churning bass of the original to reveal the expert song-craft that has always been at the core of the musician’s storied career. 

Featuring a lineup of NYHC greats including Walter Schreifels (Gorilla Biscuits / Youth of Today / Quicksand), Sammy Siegler (Youth of Today / Judge / CIV), Cache Tolman (Iceburn / Institute) and Ian Love (Burn / Atlantic/Pacific), Rival Schools‘ 2001 debut is a post-hardcore masterpiece that managed to seamlessly blend the sheer kinetic energy of aggressive music with deeply melodic rock songwriting. Not only is the album packed with untouchably catchy and innovative songs, it also solidified Schreifels legacy as a trailblazer and created a blueprint that allowed many younger musicians in hardcore to feel comfortable with allowing themselves to grow and change creatively. 

You can stream Holding Sand and pre-order the 20th anniversary reissue of United By Fate here