Phoenix Rising is a brand new music group from Dallas, TX comprised of Scott Lathwood (vocals), Kent Summerour (vocals), Lee Deane (Guitar), Mark Ridlen (Synth), Allan Kurt (Bass), and James Espinosa (Drums). After a short search and a lot of luck, the ad was answered by five seasoned musicians, one of whom was Australian. This search led them to Tyler Smyth; however Smyth was on tour six hours away in San Antonio. Mission complete, Smyth agreed to work with Phoenix Rising in LA and shortly thereafter, the band flew out to record their debut album From the Ashes. At some point you have to say “No, you are not going to do this to me anymore”.

Source: Huffington Post January 13, 2018 18:22 UTC