Let's make this birthday one to remember.

50 years old (Born on November 14, 1974)

Happy Birthday, Joe Principe! May your day rock harder than your bassline in "Savior," and be even more energetic than you leaping across the stage during "Prayer of the Refugee." Your relentless rhythm keeps Rise Against going strong—and without that mighty bass groove of yours, we'd all be refugees from good music!

Here's to another year of explosive punk riffs, adrenaline-filled gigs, and giving us endless moments where we've questioned how on earth your fingers haven't retired yet. Stay awesome Joe—you're proof that even political alternative rock heroes get older gracefully (but never quietly). Keep rocking our socks off!