Rise and Fall (band)
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Rise and Fall is a Belgian hardcore
band. Formed 2002 in the aftermath of Belgian bands The Deal and Kingpin, Rise and Fall have become one of the most successful Belgian hardcore bands ever, among the few signed onto American labels such as Deathwish Inc.
and Reflections Records
.
, Belgium, known for its ultra loud and powerful live performances. They draw influences from bands such as Black Flag
, Converge
, Neurosis
, Tragedy and Entombed
.
The band then set out on a self-booked European tour in August 2004, and the following October were picked up by 100 Demons
to support them on their European tour. During these tours the band started writing material for their following album.
" was released in the United States with bonus tracks on Philadelphia's "SA Mob" record label.
In the meantime, ex-Course of Action drummer and long time friend Jp joined the band and together they finished writing the new album.
In July 2005, the band recorded their second full-length "Into Oblivion". Recorded in CCR Studios in Zulte
, Belgium it was engineerd by Vincent Tetaert of Amen Ra and mixed in Boston, MA at Godcity Studio by Kurt Ballou
(Converge
). American label Deathwish Inc.
and European Reflections Records
put out the album. Throughout the rest of 2005, Rise and Fall toured all over Europe solidifying a name already well established.
2006 will see Rise and Fall extend their touring schedule and mark the start of 2 long years to come. With an average of 150 shows a year, the band (with all 4 members still having work obligations) will keep touring consistently.
- February 2006: European tour with Doomriders
.
- April 2006: First US tour (east coast) with Blacklisted
and Guns Up!
- Summer 2006: Appearances at most of the hardcore and independent summer festivals.
- October/November 2006: Full European tour with Blacklisted
- November 2006: European tour with FVK, formerly known as Cro-Mags
(Line up: John Josef, Mackie Jayson, Tom Capone
and Cache Tolman
Rise and Fall also played major festivals, including Pukkelpop
in Hasselt
, Belgium and Hellfest Summer Open Air
in Clisson
, France.
2007 marks the year of Rise and Fall turning into a full time band for its all 4 members. Rise and Fall is on the road 5 out of the first 8 months of the year.
- January 2007: UK tour with The Hope Conspiracy
- February 2007: European Tour with Comeback Kid
- March/April 2007: Full US tour with Iron Age
- June/July 2007: Full European tour with Converge
and Animosity
- August 2007: Full US tour with Have Heart
In July 2007, Rise and Fall releases Clawing, a special 3 tracks 7" on Deathwish Inc.
in support of a 70 days long tour. The 7", featuring stunning artwork form German artist Florian Bertmer
showcases one new song (Clawing), a re-recorded track from "Hellmouth
" (Bottom Feeder) and a cover from the band Alice in Chains
(Them Bones
).
Rise and Fall released their new record, Our Circle Is Vicious on Deathwish Inc.
.
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
band. Formed 2002 in the aftermath of Belgian bands The Deal and Kingpin, Rise and Fall have become one of the most successful Belgian hardcore bands ever, among the few signed onto American labels such as Deathwish Inc.
Deathwish Inc.
Deathwish, Inc. is a independent record label founded by Jacob Bannon and Tre McCarthy. The label was originally used to release early albums by Bannon's own band Converge starting in late 1991. It wasn't until late 1999 that McCarthy and Bannon discussed turning Deathwish into a full-fledged label...
and Reflections Records
Reflections Records
Reflections Records is a primarily hardcore record label based in Arnhem, The Netherlands. It started in 1994 as a fanzine that in 1998 added a 7-inch compilation to one issue that proved successful and sparked a change to becoming a record label. At present, Reflections releases albums in a number...
.
History
Rise and Fall originates from GhentGhent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
, Belgium, known for its ultra loud and powerful live performances. They draw influences from bands such as Black Flag
Black Flag (band)
Black Flag was an American punk rock band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California. The band was established by Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes in the band...
, Converge
Converge (band)
Converge is an American band from Salem, Massachusetts. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and metal since 1990, Converge has helped to define many of the elements of the metalcore genre.-Description:...
, Neurosis
Neurosis (band)
Neurosis is a post-metal band, based in Oakland, California. They formed in 1985 as a hardcore punk band, and their sound progressed towards a doom metal style that also included influences from dark ambient and industrial music as well as incorporating elements of folk music...
, Tragedy and Entombed
Entombed (band)
Entombed is a Swedish death metal band which formed in 1987 under the name of Nihilist. Though Entombed began their career as an early pioneer of Scandinavian death metal which initially differed itself from its American counterpart with its distinct guitar tone, by the early 1990s their sound had...
.
Early career (2002 - 2004) - Hellmouth
Formed in 2002 when members of The Deal and Kingpin wanted to start a side project, Rise and Fall later became the most important band for all four members, after these former groups disbanded. Following some lineup changes, the band released their first album in April 2004 entitled Hellmouth. The album was picked up a few months later and the CD released by JTTP Records in Germany while the vinyl version was released by Belgium's Anger Management Records.The band then set out on a self-booked European tour in August 2004, and the following October were picked up by 100 Demons
100 Demons
100 Demons is a five-piece hardcore punk band from Waterbury, Connecticut. Being fans of tattoos, the band derived their name from a book of traditional Japanese tattoo artwork by Horiyoshi III. The band often incorporates their Agnostic beliefs into their lyrics.After over a decade of playing in...
to support them on their European tour. During these tours the band started writing material for their following album.
Into Oblivion (2005-2007)
In March 2005 the drummer departed from the band, stunting the new album's progress. In April 2005, one year after it was originally recorded, "HellmouthHellmouth
Hellmouth is the entrance to Hell envisaged as the gaping mouth of a huge monster, an image which first appears in Anglo-Saxon art, and then spread all over Europe, remaining very common in depictions of the Last Judgment and Harrowing of Hell until the end of the Middle Ages, and still sometimes...
" was released in the United States with bonus tracks on Philadelphia's "SA Mob" record label.
In the meantime, ex-Course of Action drummer and long time friend Jp joined the band and together they finished writing the new album.
In July 2005, the band recorded their second full-length "Into Oblivion". Recorded in CCR Studios in Zulte
Zulte
Zulte is a Belgian municipality located in Flanders and in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Machelen, Olsene and Zulte proper. On January 1, 2006 Zulte had a total population of 14,611...
, Belgium it was engineerd by Vincent Tetaert of Amen Ra and mixed in Boston, MA at Godcity Studio by Kurt Ballou
Kurt Ballou
Kurt Ballou is the guitarist from Massachusetts-based band Converge. Aside from his role in Converge, he is a prolific producer, engineering and producing out of his own Godcity studio.- GodCity studio :...
(Converge
Converge (band)
Converge is an American band from Salem, Massachusetts. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and metal since 1990, Converge has helped to define many of the elements of the metalcore genre.-Description:...
). American label Deathwish Inc.
Deathwish Inc.
Deathwish, Inc. is a independent record label founded by Jacob Bannon and Tre McCarthy. The label was originally used to release early albums by Bannon's own band Converge starting in late 1991. It wasn't until late 1999 that McCarthy and Bannon discussed turning Deathwish into a full-fledged label...
and European Reflections Records
Reflections Records
Reflections Records is a primarily hardcore record label based in Arnhem, The Netherlands. It started in 1994 as a fanzine that in 1998 added a 7-inch compilation to one issue that proved successful and sparked a change to becoming a record label. At present, Reflections releases albums in a number...
put out the album. Throughout the rest of 2005, Rise and Fall toured all over Europe solidifying a name already well established.
2006 will see Rise and Fall extend their touring schedule and mark the start of 2 long years to come. With an average of 150 shows a year, the band (with all 4 members still having work obligations) will keep touring consistently.
- February 2006: European tour with Doomriders
Doomriders
Doomriders is a heavy metal band from Boston, Massachusetts. The band has released two albums on Deathwish, Inc. The band's vocalist/guitarist Nate Newton also plays bass in Converge and guitar in Old Man Gloom. Jebb Riley formerly played bass in "There Were Wires". Doomriders have toured with...
.
- April 2006: First US tour (east coast) with Blacklisted
Blacklisted (band)
Blacklisted was a hardcore band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They have toured North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the UK.-History:...
and Guns Up!
- Summer 2006: Appearances at most of the hardcore and independent summer festivals.
- October/November 2006: Full European tour with Blacklisted
- November 2006: European tour with FVK, formerly known as Cro-Mags
Cro-Mags
Cro-Mags are a hardcore punk turned crossover thrash band from New York City. The band, which had a strong cult following, released many records, their first two considered the most influential...
(Line up: John Josef, Mackie Jayson, Tom Capone
Tom Capone
Tom Capone Born Luiz Antonio Ferreira Gonçalves, Tom Capone was a Brazilian music producer and guitar player. Born in Brasilia, Brazil, he died in Los Angeles hours after leaving the 2004 Latin Grammy Awards show when his motorcycle collided with a car. He had been nominated for five Latin Grammy...
and Cache Tolman
Rise and Fall also played major festivals, including Pukkelpop
Pukkelpop
Pukkelpop is an annual music festival which takes place near the city of Hasselt, Belgium in mid-to-late August. It is held within a large enclosure of fields and woodland—between a dual carriageway called Kempische Steenweg—in the village of Kiewit, approximately 7 km north of Hasselt...
in Hasselt
Hasselt
Hasselt is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital of the Flemish province of Limburg...
, Belgium and Hellfest Summer Open Air
Hellfest Summer Open Air
Hellfest is an annual music festival which takes place in Clisson, France in mid-June. It is held within the Val de Moine sport complex in Clisson, approximately 35 km south-east of the city of Nantes, and approximately 400 km south-west of the nation's capital Paris. Billed as an "extreme music...
in Clisson
Clisson
Clisson , is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique département in western France.It is situated at the confluence of the Sèvre Nantaise and the Moine southeast of Nantes ....
, France.
2007 marks the year of Rise and Fall turning into a full time band for its all 4 members. Rise and Fall is on the road 5 out of the first 8 months of the year.
- January 2007: UK tour with The Hope Conspiracy
The Hope Conspiracy
The Hope Conspiracy is a hardcore punk band from Boston, Massachusetts that formed late 1999. They were picked up by Equal Vision Records and Bridge 9 Records before signing a deal with Deathwish Records.-Biography:...
- February 2007: European Tour with Comeback Kid
Comeback Kid
Comeback Kid is a Canadian hardcore band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Formed in 2002, the band is currently signed to Facedown Records. Their name comes from a headline in a newspaper about hockey player, Mario Lemieux coming back to the NHL. The band was formed in 2002 by Andrew Neufeld and Jeremy...
- March/April 2007: Full US tour with Iron Age
- June/July 2007: Full European tour with Converge
Converge (band)
Converge is an American band from Salem, Massachusetts. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and metal since 1990, Converge has helped to define many of the elements of the metalcore genre.-Description:...
and Animosity
Animosity (band)
Animosity was a death metal band from San Francisco, California, formed in 2000. The band released three studio albums and disbanded in 2009.-History:...
- August 2007: Full US tour with Have Heart
Have Heart
Have Heart was a straight-edge hardcore band, formed in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 2002. The band recorded a demo that was released in 2003. In 2004, they released the What Counts EP , with their debut full-length, The Things We Carry arriving in 2006...
In July 2007, Rise and Fall releases Clawing, a special 3 tracks 7" on Deathwish Inc.
Deathwish Inc.
Deathwish, Inc. is a independent record label founded by Jacob Bannon and Tre McCarthy. The label was originally used to release early albums by Bannon's own band Converge starting in late 1991. It wasn't until late 1999 that McCarthy and Bannon discussed turning Deathwish into a full-fledged label...
in support of a 70 days long tour. The 7", featuring stunning artwork form German artist Florian Bertmer
Florian Bertmer
Florian Bertmer is a German illustrator from the hardcore punk, grindcore and metal scene. He has done artwork for Converge, Napalm Death, The Hope Conspiracy, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Pig Destroyer, Doomriders and others...
showcases one new song (Clawing), a re-recorded track from "Hellmouth
Hellmouth
Hellmouth is the entrance to Hell envisaged as the gaping mouth of a huge monster, an image which first appears in Anglo-Saxon art, and then spread all over Europe, remaining very common in depictions of the Last Judgment and Harrowing of Hell until the end of the Middle Ages, and still sometimes...
" (Bottom Feeder) and a cover from the band Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. The initial lineup was rounded out by drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Mike Starr...
(Them Bones
Them Bones
"Them Bones" is a song by the American rock band Alice in Chains. The song was released as the second single from their second album, Dirt . The song was also included on the compilation albums Nothing Safe: Best of the Box , Music Bank , Greatest Hits , The Essential Alice in Chains...
).
Rise and Fall released their new record, Our Circle Is Vicious on Deathwish Inc.
Deathwish Inc.
Deathwish, Inc. is a independent record label founded by Jacob Bannon and Tre McCarthy. The label was originally used to release early albums by Bannon's own band Converge starting in late 1991. It wasn't until late 1999 that McCarthy and Bannon discussed turning Deathwish into a full-fledged label...
.
Band members
- Cedric - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Vince - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Björn - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Wim - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Former band members
- Daan - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- JP - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Murph - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- F Double - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - AK - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s
Discography
- Hellmouth (2004)
- Into Oblivion (2005)
- Clawing 7" (2007)
- Our Circle Is Vicious (2009)
- FaithFaithFaith is confidence or trust in a person or thing, or a belief that is not based on proof. In religion, faith is a belief in a transcendent reality, a religious teacher, a set of teachings or a Supreme Being. Generally speaking, it is offered as a means by which the truth of the proposition,...
(2012)