Dave Lombardo - Rites Of Percussion

Dave Lombardo - Rites Of Percussion

Dave Lombardo needs no introduction. His reputation as a drum
innovator and musical bellwether is unsurpassed. Whether it was his
decades-long tenure with thrash metal titans Slayer, his four-album stint
with influential experimentalists Fantômas, or his work with prestigious
composer/saxophonist John Zorn, Lombardo’s passion for, and spiritual
connection to, sound transcends all boundaries. His long-awaited solo
album Rites of Percussion is instinctual and cinematic. It’s not entirely a
drum album, but it’s a drum album, the culmination of Lombardo’s
experience, ambition, and tenacity.

Throughout Lombardo’s 40-year career, he’s been foundational to,
performed with, and been respected by artists from all walks of musical
life. His stretches with Fantômas, Suicidal Tendencies, Testament,
The Misfits, Grip Inc., Mr. Bungle, Dead Cross, and recently
Venamoris (with his wife Paula) have earned him accolades. Certainly,
the Recording Academy has also recognized Lombardo, awarding him two
GRAMMY Award wins and four nominations. Finally, Lombardo has
Rites of Percussion, an expression entirely of his own vision and design.

“It’s a combination of improvisational and composed music,” he says. “My
ideas start freeform and as I develop them, they seemingly take on a life
of their own. During the writing process for Rites of Percussion, everything
developed slowly with layered instrumentation until I had a song that, in
essence, spoke to me.”

The album is a 13-song, 35-minute mind’s-eye reflection artfully crafted
into wild rhythms, electrifying vibrations, and mesmeric soundscapes. In a
way, it’s humbly of the same lineage as Mickey Hart’s Planet Drum, Tito
Puente’s Top Percussion, and childhood favorite “Bonzo’s Montreux” by
John Bonham. But it’s all distinctly Lombardo. Songs like “Initiatory
Madness,” “Inner Sanctum,” “Maunder in Liminality,” and “Omiero” have a
suspenseful air yet are always rife with expressive possibility. They’re
verifiably kinetic.

Tracklist
1. Initiatory Madness
2. Separation from the Sacred
3. Inner Sanctum
4. Journey of the Host
5. Maunder in Liminality
6. Despojo
7. Interfearium
8. Blood Let
9. Warpath
10. Guerrero
11. Vicissitude
12. Omiero
13. Animismo

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