Rites of Despair, by Fórn

Rites of Despair

by Fórn

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Lorenzo Abysmal, miserable, and heavy as all fuck, this is a true example of expanding doom metal in all facets with the use of sludge and funeral doom. Destructively crushing and monolithic at one point, with a beautiful or delicate atmosphere the next.

One of the best albums of 2018.

Choco Latte This is an album you just have to be in the right mood for. Yes it's long, really long and not meant for instant gratification. But if you can set some time aside for it, it's very rewarding. A death doom album for a rainy day. Favorite track: Scrying Below the Wolf Moon.

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1.	涂地 03:17
2.	Manifestations of the Divine Root 08:46
3.	Cosmic Desolation 06:41
4.	Ego Desecration 02:37
5.	(Altar of) Moss, Lichen & Blood 06:37
6.	Ritual Ascension Through a Weeping Soul 05:41	buy track
7.	Auraboros 02:07
8.	Scrying Below the Wolf Moon 10:37
9.	The Ancient Wisdom of Sorrow 07:43
10.	A Transmutation 02:42
11.	Subconscious Invocations 08:38

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Their first proper full-length after a series of EPs and singles, Rites of Despair is the resulting vision of two years' worth of tumult, including relocations, lineup changes, life and death. Divided between two Acts, Act I: Depersonalization & Act II: Derealization, Rites of Despair explores themes of isolation, depression, decay, tumultuous self discovery, and abandonment. Tracking and engineering was completed by both Alec Rodriguez at New Alliance in Cambridge, MA, as well as Andrew Oswald at Secret Bathroom in Oakland, CA. Mastering completed by Magnus Lindberg of Cult of Luna.

As tradition, Rites of Despair contains artwork from the vision of Bryan Clovenhoov Proteau, who has worked with Fórn on imagery for all of their solo releases to date.

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released September 21, 2018

Fórn is:
Brian Barbaruolo - bass, guitars
Christian Donaldson - drums
Joey Gonzalez - guitars, electronics
Chris Pinto - vocals

All tracks written and performed by Fórn.

Additional instrumentation:
Lane Oshi - vocals/synth/co-writer on track 1
Brandon Terzakis - guitars/co-writer on tracks 2, 3, 5, 6
Madalynn Collura - vocals on track 4
Jessica Way - vocals/lyrics on track 10, vocals on track 11
Alec Rodriguez - auxiliary percussion on tracks 9, 11

All music recorded, engineered and mixed by Alec Rodriguez at New Alliance Studios in Cambridge, MA.
Vocals recorded by Andrew Oswald at Secret Bathroom in Oakland, CA.
Vocals on track 4 recorded by Nick Lambert
All tracks mastered by Magnus Lindberg
Artwork by Clovenhoov

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