RISING: Irish Tour And European Festival Run Kicks Off Next Week

Danish sludge metallers RISING are preparing for a tour across Ireland and Northern Ireland, on their way to tackle festivals in Denmark and Sweden later this month.

Set to embark on June 6th, RISING will storm four Irish cities before their performances at Copenhell Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark with the likes of Slayer, Mastodon, Anthrax, Immortal, Meshuggah and tons more, followed immediately by Hultsfred Festival in Hultsfred, Sweden with an eclectic lineup including The Cure, The Stone Roses, The XX, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators and countless others.

The crushing trio will present material from their acclaimed To Solemn Ash LP, released via Exile on Mainstream in Europe in late 2011 and on North American soil in January of this year. Recorded with producer Jakob Reichert Nielsen (Lack, Trust, Obstacles, etc.), the ten-track beast To Solemn Ash is fueled by a rigorous energy, replete with monstrous, hook-laden riffs, savage vocals and organic analog tones. RISING present their infectious sounds with an urgency and originality that warrants repeated listens and most definitely needs to be witnessed live!

RISING Tour Dates:

6/06/2012 TBA - Belfast, Northern Ireland

6/07/2012 Kelly's Bar - Galway, Ireland

6/08/2012 Fred Zeppelins - Cork, Ireland

6/09/2012 The Pint - Dublin, Ireland

6/15/2012 Copenhell Festival - Copenhagen, Denmark [info]

6/16/2012 Hultsfred Festival - Hultsfred, Sweden [info]

RISING: New Songs Now Streaming; European Fall Tour Confirmed

Danish sludge metallers RISING are currently streaming “Sea of Basalt” and "Through the Eyes of Catalysis" from their forthcoming debut album, To Solemn Ash, via their newly launched website and Facebook page.

RISING have also announced European tour dates for the Fall months ahead, primarily consisting of a German headlining tour followed by a string of dates in their native Denmark.

RISING Fall European Tour:

10/28/2011 Raum Eins - Aarhus, Denmark w/ Double Space
10/29/2011 Stengade 30 - Copenhagen, Denmark w/ Saviours
11/03/2011 Schaubude - Kiel, Germany
11/04/2011 UJZ Korn - Hannover, Germany
11/05/2011 Beatpol - Dresden, Germany
11/06/2011 Hafenklang - Hamburg, Germany
11/07/2011 Bastard Club - Osnabrück, Germany
11/08/2011 Sonic Ballroom - Köln, Germany
11/09/2011 Kreativfabrik - Wiesbaden, Germany
11/10/2011 Comet - Berlin, Germany
11/11/2011 UT Connewitz - Leipzig, Germany
11/12/2011 K4 - Nürnberg, Germany
11/13/2011 Black Fleck Potsdam, Germany
11/24/2011 Kansas City - Odense, Denmark w/ Helhorse
11/25/2011 1000fryd - Aalborg, Denmark w/ Helhorse
11/26/2011 Beta - Copenhagen, Denmark w/ Helhorse

RISING’s crushing, 10-track debut effort To Solemn Ash captures the band's melding of sludge/stoner rock and straight-up classic metal. The effort was produced by new producer talent Jakob Reichert Nielsen, mastered by Alan Douches (Converge, Mastodon, High On Fire, etc.) and features artwork of renowned Danish artist Jakob Printzlau aka Plastic Kid (Lack, Volbeat, BMTH, Kashmir, etc.). Set for release via Exile on Mainstream Records in Germany September 30^th, the rest of Europe October 24^th and North America at the end of January 2012, the album will be made available as 4-panel digifile CD, gatefold 180-gram vinyl LP and digital download.