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Morpheus Rising

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MORPHEUS RISING
...resurrecting British Heavy Metal!
Check out the official MORPHEUS RISING website:
www.morpheusrising.co.uk
New Wave of British Heavy Metal - The Next Generation

The NWoBHM era was a golden age in British music. Bands like Iron Maiden, Saxon, Def Leppard, Tygers of Pan Tang, Diamond Head and Samson ruled the world.

We grew up with these guys, they taught us to play, they taught us to write music.

MORPHEUS RISING takes all the best bits of NWoBHM - twin guitars and soaring vocals; adds a splash of extra ingredients such as the darker edge of Goth bands like The Cult and The Mission; the raw energy of Classic Rock icons like Led Zeppelin and AC/DC; plus just a twist of more melodic acts such as Marillion and Magnum.

The tracks on this page are a taste of work in progress rather than the finished product, but we couldn't resist offering a little preview of forthcoming material just to whet your appetite!

If you love your music live, aggressive and broody, add us to your friends and keep in touch!


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Member Since: 14/07/2008
Band Website: http://www.morpheursrising.co.uk
Band Members: MORPHEUS RISING::

Graeme Tennick
- Vocals

Pete Harwood
- Guitars

Damien "Daymo" Sweeting
- Guitars

Andy Smith
- Bass

Paul "Gibbo" Gibbons
- Drums



Influences: In no particular order...
Iron Maiden
Saxon
Def Leppard
Led Zeppelin
AC/DC
The Cult
The Mission
Marillion
Thin Lizzy
Whitesnake
Deep Purple
Dio
Metallica...

Sounds Like: New Wave of British Heavy Metal - The Next Generation:

Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Free Music? All of it? Surely Not?

Ok, here we go...Over the last few weeks there has been much said about the future of the music industry; will it survive as it is? Is the CD dead? Should YouTube pay royalties? Should music be availa...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:20:00 GMT

Jumping the gun...

As some of you may have noticed, the new Morpheus Rising Online Store is now available for your retail therapy pleasure!Now, it may seem a little premature as we are still awaiting the T-Shirts and CD...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:35:00 GMT

The rest, as they say, is history!

OK, after the enforced downtime over the last couple of months is now truly drawing to a close and we are now gearing up for a period of frantic activity, and we mean FRANTIC!If you follow the band on...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:25:00 GMT

Are We There Yet?

It's hard to believe but it's a year since Pete and Grae first got together to discuss what would become Morpheus Rising!In that time we've written sufficient material for more than a standard album ...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:35:00 GMT

Patience is a virtue...

 ...I'm sure you know how the saying ends?!Well, fortunately for us, we exercised a little patience and sat waiting quietly while our listeners increased, the 'scrobbles' racked up, and eventually it ...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:25:00 GMT

The Original Demos 2008, Over The Air...

As stated on the News item on our Homepage we have been holding some info back regarding the release of 'The Original Demos 2008' which went on sale on Boxing Day last year!  The initial release was a...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:16:00 GMT

8th Dec - Back to the grind...

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MORPHEUSRISING>CO>UK ON 8TH DEC 2008TO GET THE NEWS FIRST JOIN US!!Some of you may have noticed a distinct lack of activity over the last week or two... or so you think!!Pete has ...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:33:00 GMT

16th Nov - BFBS Airplay continues...

Originally posted on 16th Nov on the Band's Blog, join the site, or subscribe to the mailing list to hear all the MR news first!!On Monday 10th November 2008 Frank McCarthy interviewed Grae for his ev...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:48:00 GMT

14th Nov - Blinded By The Light...

Originally posted on 14th Nov at the Band's blog... join the site, or our mailing list, to keep up with all the MR news first!! It's often very easy to lose sight of why you do things... over the year...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:02:00 GMT

Are all Petes small?

Grae, Daymo and Gibbo at the meet'n'greet after the Marillion show in Leeds Met SU on 13 Nov 2008. (Pete was still working... no, not that one!!)Morpheus Rising on iLike - Add iLike to your MySpace
Posted by on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:49:00 GMT