Forged in Paris in 2008, RISE OF THE NORTHSTAR is a metal band conjuring their very own brand of modern, hyper-heavy rage music. The stylistic backgrounds of the five participants speak a very clear language: American hip-hop, brute groove metal from acts like Machine Head and Pantera as well as hefty New York Hardcore along with the edgy, pressing sounds from consorts like Rage Against The Machine, Korn, and Deftones. From all these listening preferences, the very special style of RISE OF THE NORTHSTAR was born.
Millionfold viewed music videos on Youtube paved the way and with their 2014 debut “Welcame” they delivered their power-packed, thrash-laced spectacle in full length form upon the masses.
Collectively boasting a fondness for Japanese manga culture, especially those from the 1980s, appropriately classic thematic content is processed in a lyrically exciting way. Thus, the band is particularly celebrated in Japan and elsewhere in Asia where performances are met with wild fanfare and packed concert halls.
After supporting bands such as Madball, Dir En Grey, Crossfaith, Suicide Silence, Machine Head and appearing at all the biggest EU festivals over the 2014-2016 season, the band embarks on a successful headline run of Europe and Asia that ends up in 2017 with the recording of ”The Legacy Of Shi” (2018) with Joe Duplantier (Gojira). The hit song “Here Comes The Boom” and its +20M Spotify streams comes out of those sessions and remains a fan favorite across the world.
Fans are brought even closer to their very own Nippon apocalypse with the band’s third full-length offering “Showdown”!
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