Released: 05/05/23
The first ever solo album from legendary drummer Dave Lombardo – he of Slayer and Fantômas fame, not to mention numerous side projects, such as his wild jazz-metal duo with composer/saxophonist John Zorn – is a must-have for people who listen to a virtuosic Buddy Rich drum solo and think, ‘I wish that was at least 20% more bananas.’ A 13-song LP of astounding playing, incredible rhythms and mesmeric soundscapes, Rites of Percussion has the same lineage as Mickey Hart’s Planet Drum, Tito Puente’s Top Percussion, and John Bonham’s Bonzo’s Montreux, but it’s all distinctly Lombardo – epic, primeval and, at times, deliciously brutal.