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Formed in 1994, when most of the members were 17 years old and singer Paul Slayer Grigoriu only 16, Rising Shadow soon became an important part of the Romanian metal underground. Despite the lack of experience, the band started with full enthusiasm and after a series of concerts in Bucharest underground clubs but also on bigger stages, 1996 brought the release of the debut album, “Tears of the Sunsetâ€, officially considered Romania’s first death metal album. The first line-up consisted of the above mentioned Paul Slayer Grigoriu handling vocal duties, Alberto Bolocan and Richard “Ricsi†Rudas playing the guitars, Dan “Bitch†Badescu on bass and Alin Gayraud hammering the drums. The style, in the very beginning, was doom-death metal, heavily influenced by Anathema. While Alberto was the main composer, sometimes supported by Paul, Alin and Bitch co-wrote one song each, while Paul wrote all the lyrics, dealing with topics such as suffering, death, loss, viewed from a Christian perspective. After a series of concerts throughout the country, Rising Shadow disbanded in 1999, due to musical differences between Paul and the rest of the band, especially Alberto. At that point, almost half of what was supposed to be the second album was written. In 2005, influenced by a Megadeth concert he attended in Bucharest, Alberto agreed with Paul and they started to rearrange and record some of the old songs as a two-men project. Only two of the songs written back in 1998 were kept, while for the rest of the album, new songs were written, in a totally new and somehow revolutionary style. Mixing elements of metal, classic rock, swing, keeping the death-metal part, especially related to the vocals, but varying with a more melodic touch, Rising Shadow created a new milestone of their musical journey. Soon after that, three new members joined the band: Catalin „Flama†Scânteie on bass, Eugen Dumitru on guitar and Vlad Telea on drums. The comeback was succesful at the level of Bucharest underground and soon the band had several concerts throughout the country. Now Rising Shadow is in the middle of recording sessions for the new album and still developing its musical concept and the artistic view influenced by Orthodox vision of life in Christ.
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