David Reed Watson - Lead Vocals,
Guitar
Brian Lorenson - Bass, Vocals
Leni DIMancari - Lead Guitar, Vocals
Petar Savage - Drums, Vocals
Billy Schlump - Lead Guitar, Vocals
A Rising Force is an all
original hard rock band from Minnesota signed to Dark
Star/Sony/Universal. They wrote, recorded and then signed their
first record deal with the label HighVolMusic in December of
2020, right in the middle of the pandemic. The band collectively
have had multiple albums released over the years, MMA
nominations & awards, and national and international touring
backgrounds.
Their debut CD ‘Undertow’ was originally released in May of
2021, and spawned 3 singles : ‘Love and War’, “Crushed” and
“Yesterdaze Hell”. Both “Crushed” and “Yesterdaze Hell” reached
the 97 Underground top ten, charting at #2 and #5 for the month
of August, 2021.
Unfortunately, the untimely death of their Record Company
President and Vice President Bill and Lori Chavis to Covid 19
put the release of their next single and video for the title
track “Undertow” on hold, forcing the band to navigate through
the legal challenges of retaining full ownership of their assets
and rights to their music. They signed a new 2+1 album deal with
the Dark Star Records/SONY/Universal label and re-released the
first Album “Undertow” in February 2022, along with the title
track video, which included a memorial to their late record
company President and friend Bill Chavis.
Original Lead singer Mark Westlund decided to leave the group at
the end of 2021 to pursue more time with his family. DiMancari’s
good friend and lead singer of the National touring act Hairball
referred the band to their new singer David Reed Watson
(Electric Messiah, Kill Ritual, Alchemy Fire), who came into the
audition and was offered the job after 3 songs. The band then
added a second guitar player Billy Schlump (Stormbreaker). Billy
had just moved on from Stormbreaker, and the band offered him an
audition within a day of him splitting with his former band. The
band recently opened for Tesla in 4 sold out shows throught the
Midwest. In July of 2022, Petar Savage replaced the original
drummer Lane Allen.
Last year the band performed to over 20 thousand fans and sold
out of the first pressings of the album Undertow. Guitarist Leni
DiMancari became part of the ESP guitars artist roster, and
bassist Brian Lorenson retained an endorsement from DNA amps.
They recently finished their latest studio Album entitled
"Eclipse", released June 3rd, 2022. Their first single "Believe"
is currently on the Billboard Radio charts Top 200. Their music is
guitar-driven commercial hard rock combined with 4-part
harmonies - all fronted by an arena rock lead vocalist. “Old
school rock with a new world attitude”
LINKS
Official Website:
http://www.arisingforceband.com/
Dark Star Records:
https://darkstarrecords.net/artists/a-rising-force/
Merch Link:
https://stores.inksoft.com/arisingforceoffical/shop/home
CD “Undertow” Digital Links:
https://songwhip.com/arisingforce/undertow2022
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/ARisingForceBandMN
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/arisingforceband/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/ARisingForceof1
Youtube: Love and War
https://youtu.be/Hf-HH8v43ds
Youtube: Undertow
https://youtu.be/sAJtdQp_PHE
Leni DiMancari @ ESP Guitars:
https://www.espguitars.com/artists
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