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RIZE is actually pretty popular in Japan. They are, what some would describe, nu-metal. They are pretty hard and the guitar is always fantastic, and most of the lyrics are rapped. They are so hardcore. heart

The concept for RIZE was created in 1997. It didn't really come together until 2000, when they released their single Kaminari, followed by their first album Rookey.

The members are:
Jesse Vocals and Guitar
Nobuaki Kaneko Drum
Uzo Bass
Yoshihiro Nakao Guitar

Discography:


Other Career Points
They teamed up with Japanese reggae band, Def Tech, in 2005 to re-make Def Tech's song, Konomama. One version was released on RIZE's album Spit and Yell and the other version was released on Def Tech's release Lokahi Lani.

In 2007 they participated in Live Earth. They played 7 songs, including their new single Pink Spider, which is of course a hide cover.
Their international fanbase has 'sploded because of Live Earth, they weren't too popular with international jmusic fans before because they're way too rap for jrockers to like it automatically. sweatdrop
You can watch videos of the performance here (they're under Japan- Tokyo)

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And just for you guys, I uploaded my favorite RIZE album, so that you could get a good feel for their sound. If the link dies and you want it, just PM me and I'll switch the link with a new one.
RIZE- SPIT AND YELL
(yes it is Megaupload and I apologize in advance to those who already used up their MU bandwidth for the day.)

o.o <3 Thanks for posting this ^-^
First time I saw them was at the live earth in Tokyo concert on tv! They're fun ^-^

the link to the videos on msn has died. v.v
I'll have to see if I can dig anything up on youtube. I feel bad downloading a whole album. Usually I just try to listen to a couple of songs than buy the stuff if I can (not that I look down on downloaders or anything, i'm just weird.).