Magma Rise was founded in June 2009 by members or former members of Hungarian underground band Mood (definitive doom metal band 1993-2001, released 4 albums, played something like 400 gigs in support of Anathema, U.D.O., Spirit Caravan, Crowbar etc…), Wall of Sleep (2001-, released 4 albums on Psychedoomelic Records and I Hate Records, played on Doom Shall Rise Festival, Germany in 2003, Stoned From the Underground Festival, Germany, supported bands like Darkest Hour, Trouble, Mastodon, High on Fire, and played 4 tours across Europe), www.wallofsleep.net, Stereochrist (2002-, released 2 albums on Firebox/Psychedoomelic Records, supported bands like Candlemass, Zeke, toured with Testament in Europe), www.stereochrist.com, and Neck Sprain (released 2 albums, supported bands like Deftones, Slayer), www.necksprain.hu.

The debut album “Lazy Stream of Steel” (featuring Kyle Thomas from New Orleans based legend Exhorder/Floodgate/Jone’s lounge, former Alabama Thunderpussy and Trouble singer and partly produced by David Treadway, DDT Studio Productions, New Orleans, Louisiana) has been released in March 2010 on Nail/Psychedoomelic Records
Magma Rise appeared amongst clubgigs, on the biggest doom-event in Europe, Doom Shall Rise Festival in Göppingen, Germany in April 2010, and on Metalfest Open Air, Hungary in May 2010.

A brand new, yet unreleased Magma rise song (“Five”) has been released on a split “7 on Psychedoomelic/Tsuguri Records (with the band “The Asound”) in June 2011.

Mihaly Jano left the band in January 2012, Sandor Füleki, (Wall of sleep) who was also founder of Mood with Holdampf and Hegyi, joined Magma rise.
The band is working on a new album titled "The man in the maze" ...

Source: ReverbNation