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Hometown: York, UK
Management: info@morpheusrising.co.uk
Website: www.morpheusrising.co.uk
Sounds Like: Iron Maiden, Thin Lizzy, Saxon (Official), Judas Priest, Alter Bridge
Genre: Metal
Formed back in 2008, Morpheus Rising has forged a reputation for
lively stage shows and powerful melodic music, playing headline and
support shows up and down the country.
A five piece, twin guitar band in the classic mould of British Heavy
Rock with a touch of Prog, Goth, Thrash and the US metal/rock scene
thrown in. The New Wave of British Heavy Metal dragged kicking and
screaming into the new millennium. NWoBHM The Next Generation!?
With a distinctive style heavily informed by bands such as Thin Lizzy,
Iron Maiden and Alter Bridge, Morpheus Rising produce an energetic
show which will keep the old guard happy and show the new
generation how it’s done. Central to the band’s sound is the classic
twin guitar partnership coupled with Simon Wright’s dynamic and
powerful, classic rock vocal. From the anthemnic NWoBHM rock of
Lord of the North, to the lighter Those Who Watch, this is a band
who will not disappoint.
The band’s first album, Let The Sleeper Awake was released in late
2011 and the band toured across the UK in 2012. The critically
acclaimed album was regularly featured by Johnny Doom on Kerrang
Radio, Shane Carlson on ARfm, Tony Corner on Firebrand Radio, and
elsewhere. Features in Classic Rock Prog, Classic Rock Society
magazine and cover mount CDs led to sales across Europe, Asia and
North America.
2013 saw the band touring with Panic Room on their Summer tour
and the first line up change in two years with ex Saxon and Oliver
Dawson Saxon drummer Nigel Durham joining the band full time.
In August 2013 the band signed to Melodic Revolution Records in the
USA, ahead of the band’s second studio release, EXIMIUS HUMANUS,
which was financed through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign
and released in February 2014
“‘Fighting Man’ is truly epic classic rock that if given the chance could really see MR challenging peers like Iron Maiden and The Mission on an international stage...”
Dom Smith - Sphere Magazine
“...the tightest guitar duo I've ever had on the show!”
Matt Seymour - BBC Introducing
“So if you fancy good-mood-Rock/Metal in the tradition of some Late-NWOBHM-combos with special emphasis on meaningful songwriting and very good work on the Guitar (just listen to the solo in 'save the day'), remember the name MORPHEUS RISING.”
Michael Kohsiek - ROCK HARD Magazine
“The chorus guitars are some of the best and most creative work I have heard in a long time. The chug riff is simply shredding. The solo is nothing short of perfection.”
musiclove7729 - GarageBand Review of Fighting Man
“The new material came over very strongly, possibly slightly more riff-orientated than before, and whets the appetite for the forthcoming album.”
Tim Hall - Where Worlds Collide
“I absolutely love Morpheus Rising, a proper rock band and in Simon Wright they have a real "old school" rock singer - there are very few of them around these days it seems!”
Mike Palmer - Facebook
“…an impressive album for those who haven’t forgotten their metal roots and who like powerful and well-played music with an outstanding vocalist.”
Pedro Bekkers - Background Magazine
“York’s Morpheus Rising deliver a substantial album true to classic British metal, while adding elements of the modern, harder American approach.”
Andreas Schiffmann - Musikreviews.de
“At the heart of this northern quintet is an influence born from the fiery depths of metal, in particular the NWoBHM-era. The twin guitar work feels reminiscent of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and the usual suspects, though an encompassing layer of chordal synthesizers pulls them into proggier realms. As a result we have here something that sounds not far off early Dream Theater, which is never a bad thing.”
Classic Rock Presents Prog
“If you think the likes of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Saxon are dated then let me introduce you to Morpheus Rising, a York based traditional metal band with a 21st century kick to it.”
Matt Seddon - Planetmosh.com
“On first hearing, the new songs were strong and in a similar vein to the material on their debut. If anything, the riffs are catchier and the twin-guitar leadwork of Harwood and Damian Sweeting was more refined and melodic.”
Sam Lewis - Last FM
