Formed in 2008, the band combines heavy metal, hip-hop, and hardcore punk with Japanese pop culture influences.

Rise of the Northstar has released two EPs, Tokyo Assault (2010) and Demonstrating My Saiya Style (2012), and three full-length albums, Welcame (2014), The Legacy of Shi (2018) and Showdown (2023).

[9] In the summer of 2010, lead guitarist Nicolas "Diego" L. and drummer Max V left the band and were replaced respectively by Eva-B and Hokuto no Kev.

They released an exclusive song titled "Phoenix" on June 20, 2011 on their bandcamp page to raise fund for the Japanese Red Cross.

The release of the album was set for September 29, 2014, but postponed to November 24 of the same year following the agreement between the band and Nuclear Blast label.

Rise of the Northstar chose Zeuss to mixed and mastered the album, while they did the recording themselves: guitars at home, drums and vocals at Sainte Marthe Studio in Paris.

According to lead guitarist Evangelion-B, the album tells the story of a Japanese spirit yōkai who possess and fight the band throughout 11 tracks.

[20][user-generated source] Rise of the Northstar announced on January 20, 2023, that their third studio album would be called Showdown, set to be released on April 7.

[22] Rise of the Northstar's musical style blends 90's New York hardcore with metal, hip-hop elements and Japanese pop culture, a mixture that the band itself calls as "crossover".

[7][24][25] Their lyrics speak about the reality of the band's lives through manga references, especially Fist of the North Star, Dragon Ball, Akira, Rookies and Great Teacher Onizuka.