Dead Son Rising is the sixteenth solo studio album by English musician Gary Numan, released on 15 September 2011 by Mortal Records.

[5] Dead Son Rising grew out of a set of demos Numan had left over from previous projects, but as he explained: 'The original ideas that sparked off these songs are now barely visible.

The tracks "We Are The Lost" and "Dead Sun Rising" both contain elements from a sci-fi fantasy story Numan had been writing over the previous few years.

"Dead Sun Rising" is a reworked version of "What Have I Become" from the 2006 Jagged sessions, and featured on the "Small Black Box" tour audio programme.

"We Are The Lost" is a reworked version of "Mercy" from the 2006 Jagged sessions, and featured on the "Small Black Box" tour audio programme.