Band Bio
Dawn Of The Rising founded in 2016 is a melodic Hard Rock Metal Band out of the southwest hailing from Phoenix Arizona with melodic vocals by Ray Coon, screaming guitars by Ignacio (Iggy) Sarraff and Justin Coon, pounding drums by Chris Keener and thundering bass by Ricky Page.
Dawn Of The Rising puts on a energetic live show and has performed with many known international & local bands making a good name for themselves.
In 2020 the EP released by DOTR made it to #12 in the Decibel Geek Podcast album of year charts and also the earned #1 in the UK the world wide web radio.
On January 2024 their new album: Win Lose or Draw was released exceeding over 32K streams on the first week of its release, the band has been active performing live shows, recording and released two new singles available on all digital platforms:
AZ Outlaw & Make Your Peace.
Dawn Of The Rising made a name for themselves in the Hard Rock subgenre with their album, music videos and their live raw intensity, on-stage engery and engaging sound that earned the band multiple nominations at the ISSA Music Awards & The Josie Music Awards since 2023 thru 2026
With their dynamic and new approach to rock music, Dawn Of The Rising infuses their songs with strong riffs, intense solos, and meaningful lyrics. Their music evokes a spectrum of emotions in listeners by resonating with a sense of passion and rebelliousness energy experienced live performances and also when listening to their album.
Dawn Of The Rising creates a sound that is both nostalgic and modern and their ability to combine catchy hooks with powerful, guitar-driven tunes gives them a sound all their own.
Dawn Of The Rising News
Win Lose or Draw available now on CD and all digital platforms.
Dawn Of The Rising News
New Single : Make Your Peace.
Available now on all digital platforms .
Official video: Make your Peace (Available on our YuoTube channel)
Achievements
Dawn Of The Rising has earned multiple nominations since 2023 thru 2026 between the Josie Music Awards and The ISSA music awards.
2023-Josie Music Awards
Rock Band of the year
2024 Josie Music Awards Nominations
Rock Group of the Year / Musician of The Year-Guitar
Songwritter of the Year / Album of the year-Rock
2025 nominee at the ISSA Music Awards
Male album of the year / Band of the year / Band single of the year
Music video of the year
2025 Nominee Josie Music Awards
Group of the Year – Hard Rock/Metal
Musician of the Year (Guitar) II
Song of the Year – Rock/Alt Rock/Metal (Duo/Group Alumni)
Songwriter Achievement
Josie Music Awards Sept 19 2026
Group of the Year – Rock Genre Mix - Dawn Of The Rising
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR – PERFORMANCE - Dawn Of the Rising
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR – BASS - Ricky Page
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR - GUITAR III -
Ignacio Sarraff
Video Production Companies of the Year - The Library Studios
ISSA Music Awards Aug 22 2026
Band Of The Year - Dawn Of The Rising
Band Single Of the Year - Dawn Of The Rising - "AZ Outlaw"
Dawn Of The Rising
Since 2016 DOTR has been delivering the audience packed of energy shows and music, in 2020 & 2021 the band kept working to deliver all our friends and fans an EP, official music videos, streamed live performances for the entertainment while the pandemic was keeping venues and live shows on a shutdown.
After things started to normalize in the following years, the band has been actively performing live doing over 50 shows, recording & appearing on live interviews, podcasts, etc.
2026 looks more promising with the occasional festival appearances in cities across the country. Looking forward seeing you out there!
Looking to the Future
We’re looking forward on delivering our fans more live shows in their areas supporting our newest music!
Our set list will prominently feature the new stuff but also dive into favorites from our previous releases in a rollercoaster experience packed with energy in every show.
Check out our tour page for event dates, times and access! Can't wait to see you all!
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