Rites to Ruin EPK2025 -

Contact

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

Band Members

Vocals - Krissie Kirby

Guitar - Lee Cartner

Drums - Zak Skane (on loan)

Guitar - Matt Chambers

Bass - Paul Boschen

Socials

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ritestoruin
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ritestoruin
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ritestoruin/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ritestoruin.bsky.social

Biography

Rites to Ruin are a Traditional Heavy Metal band from South Wales and the South West of England. Formed in 2019, Rites to Ruin released their debut EP 'Fire' in 2021.

During 2020, 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.

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.

The band continues to tour as often as possible bringing their traditional metal to as many grassroots venues as possible, being advocates for continued support of the underground scene

Their debut album, 'Daughter of Hatred' (produced by James Stevenson, Stymphalian Productions) will be released on June 30th 2025, with the first single, PREVAIL, having been released in May 2025 with accompanying video.
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Rites to Ruin have been added to the SOLD OUT Bloodstock Festival this year, performing on the EMP stage on August 9th.

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

'...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

'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

Gallery

images: Summonfire Photography

Promo image: Hutchie224

Distribution

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

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

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ritestoruin/daughter-of-hatred-2

Merchandise: https://ritestoruin.bigcartel.com

If you would like a HTML version of this press kit with MP3s of the Fire EP & forthcoming album 'Daughter of Hatred', along with associated photography, please email us at band@ritestoruin.co.uk