Chasing The Rise is a five piece melodic metalcore band from Vilnius, Lithuania. It was founded in November, 2011. After a year of hard work the band had their first gig on November 9th, 2012. This date marks the inception of Chasing The Rise. The band have recorded a new EP „The Dawn“, which was released on May 5th, 2013. This was the first metalcore release in Lithuania, one could say that the band established the sound of the genre in the country.

The band is going strong since the beginning. None of the members changed since 2011. Some of them played in other notable lithuanian bands like Spengimas and Brosided. Chasing The Rise mixes technicality and melody well, without losing song structure or energy. To keep things fresh the band also incorporates elements from other genres like post-rock and hardcore.

On Januray 7th 2014 CTR released a music video “Internal Fight” and now they are planning to record their second album.

On October 2014 because of a personal problems Laisvis (the drummer) left the band.

Source : http://chasingtherise.com/