An Italian one-man band. Debuted in the under-niche of stoner doom with the EP 'Demonology' and released the EP 'Letter To D(E)ad', a two-track depressive black metal / funeral sludge doom record.

Letter To D(E)ad is an EP of two tracks totalling 24:49: 'Letter To D(E)ad' (~15 minutes) and 'Letter To My Brother Frank' (~9 minutes). The release is described as depressive black metal blended with funeral sludge doom and is available on major streaming platforms (Spotify, YouTube Music, Amazon Music and others).

Rites is presented as an Italian one-man band whose EP Letter To D(E)ad (24:49) delivers depressive black metal blended with funeral sludge doom. The release contains two long, crushing tracks and evokes early-2000s suicidal black metal acts. The review praises the atmosphere but warns the music is raw, disjointed and will appeal to very few listeners.

For:Listeners of depressive black metal, funeral sludge doom, and fans of early-2000s suicidal black metal (Shining, Forgotten Tomb).

 A sunless, dark and gloomy day... with memories of lost loved ones that, like a scourge, drive you to write and weep uncontrollably... perhaps these are the most uncompromising intentions of Rites, the Italian one-man band who, after a debut in the under-niche of stoner doom (the EP “Demonology”), are now ready to bring forth the demons of sadness and the disastrous and ineffable events of life with this “Letter To D(E)ad,” another EP with just two tracks for twenty-four minutes and forty-nine seconds of pure depressive black metal—but not the kind made up of frenzied, full-throttle blast beats.

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