Rites to Ruin EPK2023 -

Band Members

Vocals - Krissie Kirby

Guitar - Lee Cartner

Drums - deputised

Guitar - Matt Chambers

Bass - Paul Boschen

Contact

Phone: 07917 703076 / 07867 124325
Email: band@ritestoruin.co.uk

Website: https://www.ritestoruin.co.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ritestoruin
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ritestoruin

Biography

Rites to Ruin are a heavy metal band from South Wales and the South West of the United Kingdom. Formed in 2019, Rites to Ruin released their debut EP 'Fire' in 2021 which achieved its funding goal within a week on announcement.

Rites to Ruin were featured on BBC UpLoad in August 2021, across a number of their local radio stations including BBC Wiltshire, BBC Gloucester and BBC Bristol.

During the Covid pandemic, Rites to Ruin capitalised on the online streaming growth to stream their first gig to an anticipating audience, as well as release the singles and videos for tracks Santanico and Forsaken -both of which appear on the EP.

Rites to Ruin are in the process of writing their first full length album.

Press & Reviews:

"Rites to Ruin really hit the spot with Fire. Four tracks and 20 minutes that passes in seconds as you can so easily get lost in each and every song. From the riffs, to the excellent drums, the strong bass line, insanely good vocals and of course the solo mastery, it’s a combination of power and passion which may well hark back to traditional metal but has more than enough of a modern edge to make it not just a nostalgia trip and very relevant in today’s music scene" GBHBL.com

"If you’ve not heard of Rites to Ruin, then you may want to address that as a matter of urgency [...] The dual guitars give the band a classic heavy metal edge, with Iron Maiden often the band I’d cite as an influence. That would need to be caveated though, for this isn’t a group who are without their own sound. Far from it. Krissie’s stunning voice brings a unique and contemporary flavour to RTR’s music." Moshville Times

'The style is very much Trad Metal, but with a vocal powerhouse like Krissie Kirby, a lady whose vocal cords and diaphragm could fill the venue without the aid of a microphone [...], you can’t stop watching her effortless performance' Ever Metal

'...we got a masterclass in both classic metal and how to be a front person from Rites To Ruin [...] their style gets the fists in the air and the voices chanting along... Musipedia of Metal

images: Konstantina Frasier & Rebecca J

Distribution

Online: Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube etc:

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ritestoruin/fire

Merchandise: https://ritestoruin.bigcartel.com/

If you would like a PDF version of this press kit with MP3s of the Fire EP and associated photography, please email us at band@ritestoruin.co.uk