History & Biography The two members had experience in Condanna, left and formed their own band in Villa Caldari in October 1996. Influences came from ufology and Swedish deathrash metal. The group was called Body Grinder and released a demo called Morituro in 1997. The band rechristened itself and a demo called Hate From Heaven came in 1998. The band was Angelo and Carmine. They listed two keyboardists to go for the full Depeche Mode. Several guitarists and bassists came and went without recording anything. The band opened concerts for Stormlord, Novembre, Necrodeath, Inchiuvatu and Mortuary Drape.
Area 51 was a concept record about an alien invasion of the planet. European Aliens was the name of an EP in 2001. It was issued by Metal Fortress and was a rerelease of a 2000 demo. The band reverted to demo land with Almost Insignificant in 2002 and Demo 2003.Incidentally, Metal Fortress had offered the band a new deal for three albums following the first joint release. Guido on guitar and Fasciano on bass accompanied the band live.
...For The Remained Time, whose cover artwork was changed at the last moment, defied grammar in 2004, which persisted with They Are As Us. Incidentally, the issuing label Rising Realm Records was not run by the band. The band has signed to the label for two albums in two years. Crash Music had released the record in the USA. All the same, Rising Realm went belly up. Nicola Paolucci had joined the duo since 2002 and was first heard on Demo 2003. Pending the reformation, The Truth We Never Knew was it for the band. This was a demo in 2009 although the group with second guitarist Simone Di Cicco (Hybrid Circle) was writing music up until 2012.
Reviews RISING MOON - EUROPEAN ALIENS - METAL FORTRESS
The inaugural release from Metal Fortress is an interesting digi MCD from Italy's Rising Moon. What will come as a surprise to many readers is how the band has two full-lengths already to its name. The Underground Review has repeatedly questioned the worth of labels who have no promotion, no tour support and no distribution. Things should pick up for RM though. The current MCD features a band with a mix of riff-oriented and slashing death metal (Brutal Katanic(a) ) and Edge Of Sanity style doom/death (Roswell File) and is already gearing up for a third full-length for the winter of 2002. The only criticism that can be leveled is the weak sound which muffles the sharper edges of the music. Take it as an underground release. - Ali "The Metallian"
RISING MOON - DEMO 2003
An Italian trio, formed in 1996, this four song release is meant as a showcase of their sound for labels. Their self-proclaimed love of Swedish death metal is apparent through Death's Colors, They Are As Us, Grind Out and Almost Insignificant, in both the slower and faster aspects. The latter being the title of an album they expect to release by the end of the year. Good sound courtesy of Outer Sound Studios in Rome captures the aforementioned Swedish sound well. As in Canada's Woods of Ypres it is good to hear a sound that is not necessarily 'native' to a country executed proficiently by a band. D'Annibale Carmine, Via Macinini, 66020 Villa Caldari Di Ortona (CH), Italy risingmoon@tin.it www.risingmoon.it. - Sheila Wes Det
RISING MOON - FOR THE REMAINED TIME - METAL FORTRESS
Whether the odd English of the band's album name is intentional is doubtful. What is not uncertain is the band's influence, namely Edge Of Sanity. The duo of Carmine and Angelo have listened well to everything EOS and resurrect many of the same melodies, riffs, sounds and even vocals. Shades of later My Dying Bride, Dismember and Anathema also creep into the proceedings, plus worthless electronic samples, but the bulk of the band's material is influenced by one band. This album was announced for quite some time ago and whether this is a re-release or just a massively delayed release has to take a back seat to the band's follower status and odd choice of sounds. The vocals are harsh and the production average. PS: Here is an original idea: a hidden track! - Anna Tergel
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