Rise Above

Rise Above is a punk rock band from Sofia City, Bulgaria .The idea of Rise Above was born in 2005 by Stanko Tomov and Drago Aleksandrov. Soon after that Georgi Aleksiev joined them.The main concept was to make the music they've always loved - punk rock,highly influenced by bands like Blink 182 , New Found Glory , NOFX ,etc. As the years pass the rest of the Rise Above's line-up takes shape, and the current line-up includes Stanko Tomov (vocals), Drago Aleksandrov (guitar/vocals), Georgi Aleksiev (bass guitar/vocals), Angel Marinov (guitar) and Boral Shen "Shemeta" (drums). Different people have taken part in the band a period of time. Past members include Georgi Petrov, Peter Petrov, Vladi, Ruslan, Dimitrius Adamopolus, Angel Angelov.



Rise Above's music is a mixture between pop-punk and punk rock. The lyrics are based on different things that mattered for the band or on things that happened in their lives. Like feelings, friends, disagreement, etc. The songs are mostly written in English, but Bulgarian language is used for some of the tracks. The idea for tha band name came from Stanko and was agreed upon immediately by the rest of the band. The meaning that the band put behind the name is to 'rise above' everything that stops you, to 'rise above' your problems, fears, limits and narrow mindness.



Rise Above members are heavily into the skateboard and the inline skating scene, with two skateboarders and one aggressive inline skater in the band.



Rise Above's first show was in May 2007 and was followed by many shows in different cities in Bulgaria, most often in their hometown - Sofia city.



Rise Above & Living Dead



Rise Above - Radio (Rancid Cover) 05.07.08 Dimitrovgrad Live



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