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The Creation
Rising Sunset was born in July 2001, when Carlo
Calamatta (Guitars) and Mario
Camilleri Brennan (Guitars) decided
to meet for some jamming sessions. Carlo had the idea to
create a metal band that delivers a positive message to
the listeners and Mario agreed with this philosophy. A
few weeks later, Christa Calamatta (Vocals) joined forces
with Carlo and Mario. Christa introduced atmospheric
and stylish vocals, which had a great influence in the
compositions of the songs being written. Another musician,
Joe Costa, joined Rising Sunset to help with the soloing
and guitar rhythm parts. The prime notion was to have a
third guitarist harmonizing with the other two rhythm guitars.
However, as Joe lives across the waters in Gozo (one of
the Maltese islands) it proved difficult for him to meet
regularly with the rest of the members and the idea of
three harmonizing guitars was not feasible. Joe was therefore
asked to concentrate on some guitar solos of the planned
project. Later, Oriella Casha joined up with her violin
to create harmony melodies. Her violin touches blended
very well with the vocal lines making the band’s
style more classic and atmospheric.
At this stage the line-up was a
5-piece band without a bassist, a keyboardist and a drummer.
The first few months
together were a bit difficult due to the absence of these
instruments. Carlo introduced the idea of using a drum-machine
as a temporary measure so that Rising Sunset could start
composing songs and jamming together along with a drum
beat. For the time being the search for a drummer was postponed
and the drum machine programming took a serious approach.
This move was successful and it gave a heartbeat to the
band. With great moral support from the co-founding members
(Christa & Mario), Carlo created the initial drum patterns
for the first song 'Timeless Beauty'. The next compositions
followed the same path and the following songs were written:
'Immortal Devotion', 'Journey into the Woods', 'End of
Iniquity' and 'Sword of the Spirit'.
As the band evolved through the years, there were
some changes in the line-up. Joe Costa had to leave the band due to distance problems
since he lives in Gozo (all the members would like to thank him for the good times
spent together). In May 2007, Antoine Ferrito (ex-Sceptocrypt) contacted the band
after reading a review of Rising Sunset in a local newspaper. He was interested
in joining the band on drums and so he was auditioned for some weeks. He proved
to be up to the job and introduced a powerful atmosphere to songs.
The latest addition in the Rising Sunset camp is new bass player Cliff Smith.
Even though he comes from varied musical backgrounds and having played with a number of bands,
he quickly blended in with the band and is now ready to rock.
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Recording
'Rhema' - the first mini album (EP)
In December 2005, the band entered Northern Star Studio and the recordings
took place immediately after the plan of the project was designed. Since the band did not have a drummer at the time of recording, a drum machine
was used and Carlo took on drums programming along with the compositions and recordings of the bass guitar,
rhythm/lead guitar and keyboards.
Carlo also
took the role of audio engineer and producer for the
recordings of the planned project. Song by song, the
EP 'Rhema' was recorded, mixed
and completed in May 2006. 'Rhema' consists of 4 songs namely: 'Sword
of the Spirit', 'End of Iniquity', 'Journey
into the Woods' and 'Timeless
beauty'.
The track ‘Immortal
Devotion’ was
not included in this mini-album but it will probably
be released in
the near future.
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The
Message
The band’s name, Rising Sunset, indicates the beginning and the end of
our human existence and the continuation after passing to our new life.
“They say that life is a journey
with a beginning and an end, however the end is only the
beginning! And what we do on our journey, until its end,
determines from where we are going to start our new beginning”.
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