Rise and Fall sem prvič slišal na splitu z nemškimi Paint the Town Red, kjer so za predjed postregli z dvema komadoma, tokrat pa gre za pravi 20 minutni obrok, kot pričakovano, pripravljen po clevo-style hardcore receptu. V bistvu ne prinašajo nič novega, pač pa še vedno vztrajajo pri agresivnem in drvečem metalnem hardcoru, ki deluje kot Integrity z manjšo dozo apokalipse in zlobe. Skratka, energični in močni komadi ravno-pravšnje dolžine (redko kdaj nad 3 min), ki so si v svoji strukturi podobni, čeprav ne bi govoril o enoličnosti. Nasilnost glasbe občutiš že na domačem stereu, kaj šele mora biti na njihovih koncertih? Besedila so kaj drugega kot apokaliptična, za ovitek pa je poskrbel Dave Quiggle, ki je že risal za All Out War, Evergreen Terrace, Shockwave, SubZero in dosti drugih. Moram reči, da mi je bil njegov stil vedno všeč. Včasih sem bil nor na Integrity, Ringworm, itd. in po vseh teh letih se vsekakor več kot prileže spet malo clevo-hardcora, že samo zaradi obujanja spominov na dobre stare čase, če že ne zaradi drugega. Dober izdelek! (08/08/2004)

English Version:
My first encounter with Rise and Fall was a split-ep with Paint the Town Red, I reviewed not so long ago. It seems like those two songs were just an appetizer for this 20 min long ration, as anticipated, prepared from clevo-style hardocre recipe. Nothing new actually, since they still strike with aggressive and driving metallic hardcore similar to less apocalyptic and far less evil Integrity. Songwriting is intense and energic, while the structures from song to song stay pretty much unchanged, but not in a monotone way. I like the way they keep their songs short and to the point, seldom stretching them over 3 min. You can feel their violent mood already on your home stereo so beware their live sets! Lyrics are what else than apocalyptic, nothing interesting actually, but the cover art by Dave Quiggle totally kick ass. I always admired his style. Anyway, I used to be crazy about Integrity, Ringworm, etc. and after all this years it still feels good to hear bands doing the same thing, resurrecting precious memorys of good old days. Nice record! (08/08/2004)

Izid tega splita je bil napovedan že kar nekaj časa nazaj, sprva je bil mišljen z američani Since By Man, kasneje pa so jih zamenjali belgijci Rise and Fall. In kaj po vsem tem času dobimo? Dosti ne. Osem minut glasbe ali po dva komada za vsak bend. Vse skupaj bolj za pkušino oz. nekaj kar bi raje videl na cenejšem 7'' formatu. Prvi udarijo nemški mladci Paint the Town Red, ki se jih spominjam po energičnih nastopih, medtem ko so glasbeno vedno bili kopija ameriških The Hope Conspiracy. Udaren hardcore z metalnimi kitarami in drevečim tempom bobnanja, nad vsem tem pa še besno kričanje Marcota (ex-My Hero Died Today), ter preliv melodij za privlačnejši okus. Vse skupaj precej močna zadeva z veliko želo po sprememah...''...I don't know the future/ but I know how it's goint to start/ I'm not afraid/ and the vision of a world/ with no boundaries/ with no controls/ keeps the hate in our hearts/ rise agains/ (heart) beat by (heart) beat.'' Rise and Fall delujejo kaki 2 leti in so nekakšen all-star bend iz članov propadlih ali še vedno delujočih imen kot so The Deal, Congress, Kingpin, Spirit of Youth, Forced Hate, Vitality, itd. Glasbeno še vedno uporabljajo isti recept kot pri omenjenih bendih, čeprav jih bi tokrat prej primerjal s Clevo-style hardcorom (Integrity, Ringworm, itd.), kot pa s H8000-arean hardcorom, katerega so med drugimi izoblikovali prav ti, zgoraj omenjeni bendi. Ja, mrke metalne rife v roki drvečih tempov in pa solo v ''Running out of time'' je brez dvom rodil Cleveland. Kakorkoli že, precej agresivno nasiln bend s surovim kričanjem besed razočaranja nad svetom. Cool stvar. Nobeden od dvojice sicer ne prinaša nič novega in split je zdaleč prekratek, ampak teh 8 minut je vseeno združuje kvalitetne 4 komade vredne čekirati. (07/03/04)

English Version:
It passed a long time since announcement of this split that was at first ment with Since by Man from the states, but later on replaced by young belgian outfit Rise and Fall. And what do we get after all this time? Not much. 8 min long CDep with 2 songs for each band. In other words, something that leaves you hungry for more and something I would much rather seen on a cheaper 7'' format. First they strike german youngsters Paint the Town Red which I remember by powerful live sets, though their music always tasted like The Hope Conspiracy. It's a striking hardcore with metallic guitars, driving drum tempos and above all pissed off Marco's (ex-My Hero Died Today) screaming with a flow of melodies that makes it all even more tasty. Strong stuff with a strong will for changes... ''...I don't know the future/ but I know how it's goint to start/ I'm not afraid/ and the vision of a world/ with no boundaries/ with no controls/ keeps the hate in our hearts/ rise agains/ (heart) beat by (heart) beat.'' Rise and Fall are together about 2 years now and they're known as Belgium all-star group out of current and former members of The Deal, Congress, Kingpin, Spirit of Youth, Forced Hate, Vitality, etc. They use pretty much the same style as they used/use with mentioned bands, though this time they are much more influneced by Clevo-style hardcore (Integrity, Ringworm, etc.) rather than their own H8000 area hardcore. Yes, gloomy metallic riffs embraced in driving tempos and the solo in ''Running out of time'' were no doubt born nowhere else but in Cleveland. All in all pretty aggressive and violent music with row screaming words of disappointment over world we live in. Good stuff. Both bands deliver nothing new and the split is way to short but these 8 minutes still possess 4 quality songs worth checking out. (07/03/04)