There are several artists with this name: 1. a power metal band from Switzerland, 2. a gospel artist from the Caribbean, 3. a rapper from Hungary. 1) Rizon is a symphonic/power metal band from Switzerland formed in 1997. The story of Rizon The beginnings... RIZON was founded as a school group in May 1997 by Matthias Götz (vocals), Christian Götz (guitar) and Marco Küderli (keyboard). Marcel Hodel played on bass and René Hupjan on drums. In the early years, RIZON was characterized by constant lineup changes, which made it difficult for the band to develop quickly. When Tom Lindegger (drums) joined the band in 2001, RIZON almost only played their own songs. Tom put his stamp on the rhythm section and brought the band a decisive step forward with his intense drumming. With the addition of Jim Dodd (bass), John Wardle (guitar) and Franziska Germann (vocals), the band began to develop their own sound style. The band calls the mix between rocking guitars and symphonic keyboards, characterized by two-part singing, "Melodic Power Rock". Evolution 2005 While recording their debut album 'Evolution', John Wardle left the band and was replaced on guitar by Mark Wietlisbach (Leroy, Steve Whitney Band, Purple Lizard). The solo guitars from 'Evolution' were then recorded by Mark and he brought new impulses to the band with his way of playing guitar. The album "Evolution" enabled the band to appear in concert halls such as Alpenrock House Kloten, Rock City Uster and Dynamo Zurich. S

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