Rise To Remain are a London-based 5 piece melodic metalcore band. They were… Read Full Bio ↴Rise To Remain are a London-based 5 piece melodic metalcore band. They were formed in late 2006/early 2007 by Ben Tovey, Will Homer and Austin Dickinson under the name “Halide” as a side project to several of the band’s members other endeavors in music. Within a few months the band solidified their line-up and began playing local shows as well as travelling across the UK, seeking out shows. Halide recorded two EP’s, both of which saw a viral release through their Myspace, which eventually garnered attention from more legitimate local promoters, who granted the band further exposure by putting the band on at slightly higher profile shows, namely with Biomechanical and other local heavyweights such as Eternal Lord and Exit Ten. After DIY touring and supporting their peers in bands such as Viatrophy, Sylosis, Anterior and Malefice, Halide were offered the opening slot on the third stage of the Download Festival at Donington Park. This opportunity lead to the band changing members and their name, switching from Halide, to Rise To Remain. Since then the band has been at its most active, and have toured with the likes of Shadows Fall, Five Finger Death Punch, The Haunted and Trivium, as well as appearing at Sonisphere Festival and Download Festival. On 14 June 2010, Rise to Remain were given the Metal Hammer Golden God Award, for “Best New Band, an award that was voted for by over 400,000 people across the globe.”[1] The band are due to start recording their debut album on July 5th 2010 with a TBA producer. The band has also been voted in to the shortlist for “Best British Newcomer” at the Kerrang! Awards. Recently signed to EMI and with their debut album 'The City of Vultures' was released in September with a UK headline tour then.

On 6 January 2012, bassist Joe Copcutt and drummer Pat Lundy announced their departure from the band, made public by the Rocksound and Blabbermouth websites. Consequently, the band have pulled out from the US Machine Head tour[3] . The US release of City of Vultures has been pushed back to June 5 2012, when the band hope to tour the US. The new line-up has just been announced Joshua Hammond (bass) and drummer Adam Lewin have joined the band. Now Josh Hammond has departed to be replaced by Conor O'Keefe.

The band are now in the Studio recording album no.2.

Tours (not including one-offs/all dayer fests):
**- as Halide
Mini-tour w/Terrorlapse**
Summer 2007 tour**
Abel Is Dying weekender**
Autumn 2007 tour **
Biomechanical/Outcryfire support **
Download '08 (opened 3rd stage)
Exit Ten shows
-sign with agency group-
Trivium (4 dates in Ireland)
FFDP (Feb & Nov tours)
Sonisphere 2009
Trivium ITMOHWT
Quest For Download w/Holy Grail
Download 2010
Sonisphere 2010
Korn Support
(European Tour) Bullet For My Valentine Support w/Funeral For A Friend
Hatebreed Support
Funeral For A Friend Support
Iron Maiden Support:
Russia, Singapore, Indonesia,Bali, Melbourne,Sydney,Seoul.
(Dates in Australia 2011):
Brisbane Soundwave Festival
Sydney Soundwave Festival
Melbourne Soundwave Festival
Adelaide Soundwave Festival
Perth Soundwave Festival
Funeral For A Friend Support March 2011
Camden Crawl May 1st
Notting Hill Arts Centre - May 25th
Iron Maiden Support - May (Germany)
Iron Maiden Support - June (Germany/France)
Power Fest 2011
Download 2011
Sonisphere Italy
Graspop Festival 2011
Sonisphere 2011
Hevy Festival 2011
Headline Tour September 2011
Trivium ( dates in Sweden/Germany/France/Belgium/The Netherlands) - November 2011
Defenders Of The Faith (UK) support with Trivium, Ghost, In Flames - December
UK Headline Tour w/ Heaven Shall Burn March 2012
Sonisphere Spain 2012
Rock AM Ring/ Rock IM Park 2012
Vans Warped Tour June/July 2012
Merthyr Rock Wales September
Camden Rocks
Download 2013

Illusions
Rise To Remain Lyrics

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I can't steer away from the tragedy before me,
It's burning luminescence holds my eye,
I can not understand it, you are so disenchanted
In your shadow of a life
I hold this one truth to myself:
To never forget where I have come from
Your lies beguile us all, but there's still a chance to change,
You must forsake the facade, and realize just who you are

For what you've done, you've faded to blackness (blackness)
Your closing eyes, sink into darkness

You've turned your back on what you believe,
For the sake of walking through a dream,
Your startling contradictions,
All derive from your life's own fictions
Illusions give you all the pride,
That you need to deal with whats inside,
But you'll never wipe the tears from your eyes,
Because your living a selfish lie

I hold this one truth to myself:
To never forget where I have come from
Your lies beguile us all, but there's still a chance to change,
You must forsake the facade, and realize just who you are

For what you've done, you've faded to blackness (blackness)
Your closing eyes, sink into darkness (darkness)

We're so determined to blaze our own trail,
That we forget who we are and we cover ourselves in lies
But I will not, for I have sovereignty,
In the eyes of those who may judge me,
I will overcome

For what you've done, you've faded to blackness (blackness)
Your closing eyes, sink into darkness (darkness)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Rise To Remain's song "Illusions" touch upon the theme of identity and the choices one makes in life. The opening lines, "I can't steer away from the tragedy before me, It's burning luminescence holds my eye," suggest that the person singing is drawn to some sort of darkness or tragedy that they cannot turn away from. They are then addressing someone who seems disenchanted and has turned their back on what they believe in order to live in a facade or illusion. The singer holds on to the truth of never forgetting where they have come from, implying that they have a strong sense of self and don't want to lose it.

The chorus of the song emphasizes the consequences of living a lie, "For what you've done, you've faded to blackness (blackness), Your closing eyes, sink into darkness (darkness)." The imagery of fading to blackness and sinking into darkness suggests a loss of identity, a sense of being overwhelmed by one's own falsehoods.

Line by Line Meaning

I can't steer away from the tragedy before me,
I am unable to avoid the terrible situation in front of me

It's burning luminescence holds my eye,
The bright and intense nature of the situation captures my attention

I can not understand it, you are so disenchanted
I do not comprehend this, you are completely disconnected

In your shadow of a life
You live in the darkness and obscurity of your existence

I hold this one truth to myself:
I keep this one fact to myself:

To never forget where I have come from
I should always remember my roots and my origin

Your lies beguile us all, but there's still a chance to change,
Your falsehoods deceive everyone, but there's still an opportunity to alter your course,

You must forsake the facade, and realize just who you are
You need to abandon the mask and understand your true self

For what you've done, you've faded to blackness (blackness)
Due to what you have done, you have become dark and obscure

Your closing eyes, sink into darkness
Your eyes are closing and you're descending into obscurity

You've turned your back on what you believe,
You have abandoned your convictions

For the sake of walking through a dream,
In the interest of pursuing a delusion

Your startling contradictions,
Your surprising inconsistencies

All derive from your life's own fictions
All arise from the fictional elements of your existence

Illusions give you all the pride,
Delusions provide you with all the confidence,

That you need to deal with whats inside,
That is necessary for you to cope with your inner turmoil,

But you'll never wipe the tears from your eyes,
But you will never remove the tears from your eyes,

Because your living a selfish lie
Because you are living a self-centered deceit

We're so determined to blaze our own trail,
We are very focused on forging our own path,