Preden sem namestil tole zgoščenko v player sem bil najprej malo v strahu, da me čaka kak brutalen tough guy hardcore, za kar je bil verjetno kriv resnoben izgled ovitka in kratice nyhc, ki ležijo pod logo-m benda. K sreči je šlo le za napačen prvi vtis. Stvar je ubistvu bolj zanimiva, kot bi človek pričakoval. Gre namreč za old school hc oz. nyhc kot so ga igrali pred leti Warzone, Cause for Alarm in vsi tisti newyorški old school bendi, kar pomeni drveč in spevn hardcore poln sing along-ov in prijaznih, v melodočnost se nagibajočih rifov. Sicer ne morem trditi, da so On the Rise glasbeno najbolj originalen bend, ampak imajo skozi komade dosti pristnih kitarskih melodij, celo nekaj solacij in v ozadju se sliši suh kitarski zvok, ki daje skladbam nekaj originalnosti in še več melodičnosti, ter topline. Tu pa tam, za trenutek narahlo spominjajo na Shalter, predvsem vpitje in ton, ki ga uporablja vokalist. Kar se tiče besedil, so tipicna za njihov stil glasbe...v veliki miri govorijo o prijateljstvu in njegovem pravem pomenu, imajopa tudi trenutke, kjer nastopijo osebni, socialni in politični problemi. Vsa besedila se rimajo, kar pa mi je posebej vseč je prisotna toplina in iskrenost, ki jo teksti izžarevajo. Vsekakor dobra, solidna plata...ko bi jo le imel par let nazaj. Aja, posadka združuje med drugimi tudi člane iz Agnostic Front in Maximum Penality.

English Version:
Before I placed this disc into the player I got a little scared it might be some brutal tough guy hardcore for which I now blame their grave layout appearance and the nyhc abbreviation below the band's logo. Fortunately it was just my false impression. This's actually more interesting than one could expect. It's old school hardcore or I should said nyhc similar to Warzone, Cause for Alarm and all the rest of the New York based old hc bands they used to play in their years of popularity. That means fast paced sing alonging hardcore with nice riffs leaning into melodiousness. However, I can't say On the Rise are musically the most original band outhere, but they have planty of chatchy melodies throughout the songs, even some guitar solos and one guitar has a clean sound that supplies with extra melodiousness and warmth, plus makes them sound unlike other bands of their type. From time to time they just a little remind me on Shelter, especially the shouting tone their singer uses. As it concern lyrics, they're typical for the style...dealing largely with the friendship and the big meaning of it, but they have also moments, where you came across personal, social or political issues. They all rhymes, but what I like about them is the feel of wormth and sincerity this lyrics posses and radiate. At any rate a good solid peace of work...I wish I had this a few years ago! Uff, I almost forgot mentioning On the Rise contain some Agnostic Front and Maximum Penality members.