Dave Lombardo - Rites Of Percussion (Indie Exclusive "Blood Sacrifice" Red Vinyl)

An experimental journey into rhythm and sound. The first ever solo album from one of the most legendary drummers of our era -The album is an instrumental drum record with other instrumentation, a journey into rhythm and sound - written, recorded and produced by himself -Dave Lombardo, in his 40 year career has been the drummer for Slayer, Testament, The Misfits, Mr. Bungle, Dead Cross, Fantomas, Suicidal Tendencies and more -He has won two Grammy Awards and been nominated four times -The album will appeal to both Dave's metal fanbase, as well as the instrumental/experimental world where he's worked in the past with John Zorn, DJ Spooky and even recorded a drum-heavy version of Vivaldi's Four Seasons. -Dave has also worked on soundtracks and most-recently dove into the singer-songwriter world playing drums on Venamoris (out in Feb 2023) -He's currently active with Dead Cross, Testament and Mr. Bungle, the latter of which he's touring with right when this album comes out in May -He also recently released a pop-driven album with his wife under the name Venamoris, and is launching another new metal project called Empire State Bastard with members of Biffy Clyro -the first single "Journey Of The Host" just got a sync in an upcoming Geoff Rowley skating video release -RIYL: Fantomas, Tito Puente, Slayer, Tyler Bates

Influences on this album transcend his metal cred. Lombardo, who is Cuban, has cited inspirations including Max Roach’s We Insist!, Babatunde Olatunji’s Drums Of Passion: The Invocation, Mickey Hart’s Planet Drum, Tito Puente’s Top Percussion and Raul J. Canizares’ Sacred Sounds of Santeria