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Red Sun Rising
Band Akron United States Formed 2007 American rock band
Red Sun Rising formed in 2007 in Akron, United States. Red Sun Rising has 10 chart appearances on 8 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 2015–2018. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Deathwish”, which appears on 4 lists with a best position of #10. The station that charted Red Sun Rising most often is SiriusXM Octane (National (SiriusXM satellite radio)), with 3 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2018.
Red Sun Rising came out of Akron, Ohio, in 2007, and it took them the better part of a decade to get a debut album into the world: Polyester Zeal, released through Razor & Tie in 2015. Mike Protich sang and played guitar, Ryan Williams played electric guitar beside him, and Tyler Valendza, the band's other original guitarist, left the same year the album came out.
Polyester Zeal put its weight behind "The Otherside" and "Amnesia", heavy, melodic rock songs built for a loud car stereo and a louder chorus. Thread followed on March 30, 2018, with "Deathwish" as its lead-footed entry on the countdowns, and the band kept the tap running with the Peel EP on March 22, 2019.
Two albums and an EP in, Red Sun Rising went on hiatus, and they haven't come back from it yet.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Red Sun Rising on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deathwish | 4 | #10 | – | 2018 | |
| 2 | Amnesia | 3 | #19 | – | 2016 | |
| 3 | The Otherside | 1 | #13 | – | 2015 | |
| 4 | Emotionless | 1 | #44 | – | 2016 | |
| 5 | Veins | 1 | #81 | – | 2018 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 10 | Deathwish | KILO 2018 Top 30 Kountdown |
| 2018 | 18 | Deathwish | 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2018 |
| 2018 | 27 | Deathwish | SiriusXM Octane Big 'Uns Countdown Songs of 2018 |
| 2018 | 30 | Deathwish | 98KUPD Top 98 of 2018 |
| 2018 | 81 | Veins | 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2018 |
| 2017 | 50 | Amnesia | 98KUPD Top 98 of 2017 |
| 2016 | 19 | Amnesia | SiriusXM Octane Big 'Uns Countdown Songs of 2016 |
| 2016 | 44 | Emotionless | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2016 |
| 2016 | 65 | Amnesia | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2016 |
| 2015 | 13 | The Otherside | SiriusXM Octane Big 'Uns Countdown Songs of 2015 |
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