This last weekend saw Rites to Ruin perform i the Cardiff Semi Final of the South Wales arm of Bloodstock's Metal 2 the Masses initiative. Securing their place with Karmen Field and Torchbearer, Swansea semi finalist's Helldown, Kill By Mouth and Verletzen.
Headlining the final will be Ambrius while the judges make their decision on which band wins a coveted spot at this August's Bloodstock Open Air Festival in Derbyshire.
The final takes place in Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff, on Saturday July 1st with doors opening at 4:30pm. Tickets are available now via the link below and supporters are encouraged to purchase in advance at it will be a sell out show.
May 2023
Rites to ruin announced that they will not be adding any further dates to their gig roster for 2023 expect those already booked and any relating to the Bloodstock Metal 2 the Masses - South Wales initiative and, if fortunte to be picked, Bloodstock itself 
Unfortunately, we will not be committing to any further gigs this year, except for those already in the diary and if we progress through the Metal 2 the Masses initiative.We are really sorry but this is due to personal reasons beyond our control. So please do try to attend any of the gigs we have booked this year as we would love to see you all at the front.
May 19th Bloodstock M2tM Quarter Final 1 - Cardiff, Fuel Rock Club https://www.facebook.com/events/1171452933546117
October 12th, Billesley Rock Club, Birmingham supporting the Luke Appleton Power Trio https://www.facebook.com/events/1343190119585886/
October 26th, Fuel Rock Club Cardiff, Supporting Tailgunner https://www.facebook.com/events/1362096307891072/
Much love,
Krissie, Tom, Matt, Lee and Paul
The band will focus on writing their first full length album, along with preparing for 2024 and getting back on the road in the new year.
April 2023
Rites to Ruin will be supporting Luke Appleton Power trio in Birmingham this autumn.
Performing at The Billesley on October 12th 2023.
Details can be found below
March 2023
Rites to Ruin have made it through to the first quarter final of the Cardiff arm of the Bloodstock Metal 2 the Masses initiative in South Wales, held at Fuel Rock Club in the capital. Winners of M2tM gain a coveted spot on the New Blood Stage at the UK's largest Heavy Metal festival that takes place in Derbyshire every August.
The band saw off stiff competition from Copehill Down and Pyrograic to secure one of the quarter final spots along with Painted as Monsters, who also went through on the night. Rites to Ruin are thrilled to be through to the next stage and wish to thank everyone for their continued support.
Details of the quarter final will be released soon.
Feb 2023
Rites to Ruin have been announced alongside Helldown and Raider as supports for Tailgunner's upcoming UK.
Oct 2022
Rites to Ruin Performed at Power Metal Quest Fest 2022 on Oct 1st, at Birmingham's Asylum Venue.
Krissie caught up with Lotty of Rock Out Stand Out after Rites to Ruin had performed their set and you can read the interview here.
Many wonderful photos have been shared by various 'togs and punters and have been collated where possible in an album on the Rites to Ruin Facebook page
A huge thank you to all the gig goers and fellow performers for an incredible day of music, and extra special thanks to the organisers for what was an incredible day of music and community. We're looking forward to attending next year's as ticket holders,
Image: StageDive Photography
Feb 3rd 2022
Rites to Ruiin are thrilled to be announced as playing SOS Festival in July.
S
OS FESTIVAL RETURNS IN 2022 AND AT A NEW HOME
We’re thrilled to announce that SOS Festival makes a ‘post-pandemic’ return on 1st, 2nd and 3rd of July 2022, at a new home and with a new refreshed line-up.
The new venue for the festival is ‘Whittles @ Tokyo’ in Oldham, North East Manchester, where the SOS format is upgraded for the first time to an outdoor stage, as well as the usual indoor stage. Having lost our previous two venues due to council closures, we are really looking forward to working alongside the excellent people at Whittles.
A lot of work has been done behind the scenes to rebuild the line-up as some of the bands originally booked for 2020 are no longer available. With that work almost complete, we’re delighted to welcome the powerful Piston headlining on Friday, melodic British metallers Absolva as Saturday night headliners celebrating their 10th anniversary, and the sensational Collateral headlining Sunday.
There’s also a special set from Luke Appleton playing an acoustic set, with a full band line-up for the first time.
Also, confirmed bands include Sons of Liberty, Fury, Vice, Ryders Creed, Bastette, Hollowstar, Fireroad, SKAM and many more.
SOS is a 3 day, 2 stage, all-age, family-friendly indoor and outdoor rock and metal festival based in North East Manchester.
Ticket prices are frozen for the last time at pre-pandemic prices of single day tickets £10 and weekend tickets £20.
Aug 24th 2021
As we expected, Power Metal Quest Fest 2021 has been postponed. Here’s the update from the organisers.
“We don’t need to remind you all how tough it’s been for live music over the past two years and we have been enjoying seeing live music return in the form of open air festivals and smaller venues.As the live scene has been opening up, we’ve been following closely and monitoring guidance from the government.
Unfortunately, despite many shows going ahead, we’ve made the decision to postpone Power Metal Quest Fest to 2022.There are a number of factors that have led us to reach this decision. Although the coronavirus has been a contribution to this, the biggest issue we have faced is Brexit. Travel restrictions and quarantine are still in place for many countries. And with numerous international bands on our bill we have to consider the additional costs and delays that Visa’s and carnets bring.
Although we could have gone ahead with our planned event, we’d have had to make significant changes to the lineup as well as operating at reduced capacity to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our artists, crew and you the fans.With this, Quest Fest will now take place on Saturday 1st October 2022 and will remain at The Asylum. Those that have already purchased tickets will have theirs automatically rolled over to the new date. Anyone who has purchased a ticket and t-shirt bundle will receive a t-shirt for the new event that can be collected on the day of the show.We hope that you will continue to help support our independent festival by rolling your ticket over, however refunds will be available on request.
Despite the postponement, we are already planning a special virtual event for you that will include a live Q&A where you will have the opportunity to hang out with us online, ask any questions about the festival and join our community.
We are an independent, not for profit festival with no external backing, so as always we thank you more than ever for your continued support. We hope you’ll continue to keep sharing our posts and spreading the word of our metal community. We can’t wait to return in 2022.”
Rites to Ruin have confirmed their participation in 2022.
Aug 19th 2021
Rites to Ruin are proud to announce the release date for their debut EP ‘Fire’.The band wish to thank everyone for their patience while waiting for the confirmation of release date.
The band say, ‘Due to circumstances beyond our control we’ve had to push the release date back a little further than anticipated. So without further ado…..The EP will be available on all platforms from SEPTEMBER 6TH 9AM (BST). All pre-orders will be sent out in time for this date.’If you prefer to stream – you can pre-save the EP here https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ritestoruin/fire
If you prefer a physical copy, then head over to the merch store where you can pre-order: https://ritestoruin.bigcartel.com/
The EP is a four track EP containing the following tracks:
Forsaken
Santanico
Rise
Fire
This is an exclusive EP with only one song being taken across into the first album (earmarked for late 2023*). All merchandise relating to this release will be a one off run, so once it’s all gone….it’s gone!!!
* subject to change
July 4th 2021
Rites to Ruin release new images from their recent photoshoot with Jen Boschen.
As with all shoots, there were some hilarious outtakes and general tomfoolery amongst all the serious metal band poses.For all images please see the Gallery page, but here’s a sneak peak at one or two.
VIEW GALLERY
May 31st 2021
Rites to Ruin are thrilled to announce the title and artwork for their forthcoming debut EP ‘FIRE’, due for release AUGUST 2021 and now available for pre-order.
The band are close to finishing the recording of the four tracks that will appear on this exclusive EP, under the production guidance of Iain GT Davies – Music. Track listing details and final release date will be announced shortly.
Artwork for the EP has been created by Christiane Robinson of Studio Rbnsn, who has also designed artwork for Skarlett Riot, South Bound and Joel Hoekstra’s 13.
We’re thrilled to release this exclusive EP. We didn’t want to wait until we had enough for an album as that could be at least another year to be realised. We are also delighted to be working with Iain, once again and the artwork by Christiane is perfect. She has really captured what we wanted for the cover. We can’t wait to share it with everyone .Krissie Kirby – Vocalist
Pre-orders for the EP are now open, featuring exclusive bundles with exclusive T-shirt, posters, badges and more. All details can be found on the store here.
May 12th 2021
Rites to ruin go into the studio to start recording their first EP!
Matt has been in the studio, all day, putting down his guitars for the tracks that will appear on the EP, due for release later this year. Once again, we’re working with the talented Iain GT Davies – Music.
We will be posting more about it in the coming weeks, including a first look at the artwork, the name and how to pre-order.
More soon!!!
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