Rise Above
Rise Above was Belgium’s first Straight-Edge band that was formed during the end of the 80’s. The members were Hans, Edward, Hazel and Sling. They wrote three classic songs for their first record. And the second record was their farewell release as the band continued to grow into Nations On Fire.
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Interview with Edward of Good Life Recordings
Interview with Edward Verhaeghe of Rise Above, Nations On Fire and Good Life Recordings. This interview was taken somewhere in 2009 and was actualized by Edward himself in September 2023.
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H8000 Book
Last week I went to Kortrijk in the south of West-Flanders to see the reunion show of Liar and Sektor, they both played amazing sets, more on that later. It was also the date of launch of the H8000 Book which they sold there in two versions. The book and…
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Rise Above Test Press
I found a test press of the second Rise Above 7 inch. The record was pressed in France and the test is dated in January 1991. The label who released this is called Stand As One Records and hasn’t pressed so much releases. The test has printed MPO labels and…
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Play It Again Sam mis press (Rise Above)
THIS TOPIC IS STILL OBJECT OF RESEARCH
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The Past, The Present: Birds of A Feather LP & Book
The book is about the European Straight-Edge scene from 1982 until 2007. Written by Marc Hanou and Jean Paul Frijns. The LP is from the band Birds Of A Feather. This band is from the Netherlands. Anyway since this is totally limited, so it’s not available for everyone, so I…
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Rise Above’s Founding Member On B Is For Boston
Interview with Edward Verhaeghe about the second seveninch of his band Rise Above. With a musical sample also included.
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Rise Above Shirt Photos
My friend collector Jasper has done quite a catch here. It is an original Rise Above T-shirt from somewhere around the year 1990. He wanted to share this joy with me and I wanted to share this pics he send me with you. I personally like everything about this shirt,…
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