Rise Of The Northstar Biography
Genre : Onizuka Hardcore
Members : Vocals -VITHIA aka
"Majin Vegithia", Guitar - BRICE aka "Fullmetal AlcheBrice", Guitar- ERWAN aka "Mazing
Erwan", Bass - LUCAS aka "Eikichi OniLuka", Drums - KEVIN aka "Hokuto No
Kev"
Biography :
Rise Of The Northstar is a young
Thrash band from Paris. The legend states that despite their link to France,
the essence of the band itself comes from the dark suburbs of the 1980’s
Shibuya. The Japanese culture, the manga’s and its “Furyos” are an integral
part to the music of ROTNS. Through the lyrics, and the imagery mixed in the
music, the band has created a true identity, unique, close to the NY Hardcore
scene of the 1990’s, the Shonen Manga and modern Breakdown.
As well as hard-hitting catchy songs with
a Hip-hop vibe, ROTNS has adopted the lesser known codes of today’s heavy music
scene, that of the Japanese “Yankees” and the “Bosozokus”.
The identity is strong, the lyrics
are deep, and they deal with the values that are important in manga’s, all amounting
to the perfect screenplay for these “Japanese Bad Boys”. And the recipe has
proved fruitful. Very quickly shows lined up, and the band played it’s first
shows in France and in Europe, before settling down to create it’s first 5
Track CD.
“Tokyo Assault” was recorded in only
5 days at St Marthe studios by Guillaume Mauduit (Providence, Kick Back, Out
For The Count). Again, the feedback is very positive, and ROTNS really stands
out of the Parisian and French Hardcore scenes. Landscape Rockshop (Paris) Made
ROTNS a part of the Landscape Family, staging them next to other French bands
such as Chunk! No Captain Chunk! and Admiral’s Arms. At the same time, the band
became endorsed by Monster Energy Drink.
With the release of the EP, the
reviews pour in…and they are flattering to say the least. Calling the band
Aggressive, Powerful, but mostly original due to it’s approach to it’s
identity, the band continues to be seen differently to the other more classical
formations. The band even begins to see its name on Japanimation blogs, as well
as otaku forums.
In February 2011, a new track called
“Protect Ya Chest” is released, and the video is shot and directed by
Berzerker. The feedback is great, with over 15 000 views in a week on the bands
Dailymotion page. From there, the video is relayed on Hardcore, Metal, Graphic
Design and Japanimation Blogs, but also through important bands in the European
Beatdown Scene like Nasty and Six Fit Ditch. Through this all, we can witness
the creation of the added bonus of the band, as it federates as much through
the broad theme of violent rock (Metal/Hardcore/Death) as it does through the
manga aficionados, and other fans of Japanimation…
In May 2011, the band launched the
“Protect Ya Japan” Project, which was a reaction to the triple cataclysm that
touched Japan on March 11th of the same year, with the aim to raise funds for
the Japanese Red Cross through an exclusive track. The song “Phoenix”, recorded
by Aslak Lefèvre arrived online on June 20th. As well as being downloadable on
the bands bandcamp, a video for “Phoenix” was shot by Gregoire Orio. After a
couple of days the video was seen thousands of times, and is yet another link
between the band and the country of the rising sun.
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