tracks

涂地
Manifestations Of The Divine Root
Cosmic Desolation
Ego Desecration
(Altar Of) Moss, Lichen & Blood
Ritual Ascension Through A Weeping Soul
Auraboros
Scrying Below The Wolf Moon
The Ancient Wisdom Of Sorrow
A Transmutation
Subconscious Invocations

notes

From Gilead Media:

"Black vinyl limited to 400 [THIS]
White w/Gold & Green color vinyl limited to 300
White w/Blood & Brown color vinyl limited to 300

Their first proper full-length after a series of EPs and singles, Rites of Despair is the resulting vision of two years' worth of tumult, including relocations, lineup changes, life and death. Divided between two Acts, Act I: Depersonalization & Act II: Derealization, Rites of Despair explores themes of isolation, depression, decay, tumultuous self discovery, and abandonment.

On this album Fórn galvanize themselves as one of North America's leading purveyors of absolutely miserable, sludging funeral doom.

Tracking and engineering was completed by both Alec Rodriguez at New Alliance in Cambridge, MA, as well as Andrew Oswald at Secret Bathroom in Oakland, CA. Mastering completed by Magnus Lindberg of Cult of Luna.

As has become tradition, Rites of Despair contains artwork from the vision of Bryan Proteau, who has worked with Fórn on imagery for all of their solo releases to date.

Fórn is:
Brian Barbaruolo - bass, guitars
Christian Donaldson - drums
Joey Gonzalez - guitars, electronics
Chris Pinto - vocals

All tracks written and performed by Fórn.

Additional instrumentation:
Lane Oshi - vocals/synth/co-writer on track 1
Brandon Terzakis - guitars/co-writer on tracks 2, 3, 5, 6
Madalynn Collura - vocals on track 4
Jessica Way - vocals/lyrics on track 10, vocals on track 11
Alec Rodriguez - auxiliary percussion on tracks 9, 11

All music recorded, engineered and mixed by Alec Rodriguez at New Alliance Studios in Cambridge, MA.
Vocals recorded by Andrew Oswald at Secret Bathroom in Oakland, CA.
Vocals on track 4 recorded by Nick Lambert
All tracks mastered by Magnus Lindberg
Artwork by Bryan Proteau"

Includes download code and insert, in a gatefold jacket.

credits

Artwork – Bryan Clovenhoov Proteau,
Bass, Guitar – Brian Barbaruolo
Drums – Christian Donaldson (2)
Guitar [Additional Guitar By], Written-By [Co-Writer] – Brandon Terzakis (tracks: 2,3,5,6)
Guitar, Electronics – Joey Gonzalez (2)
Mastered By – Magnus Lindberg (2)
Percussion [Additional Auxiliary Percussion By] – Alec Rodriguez (tracks: 9,11)
Recorded By [Vocals Recorded By] – Andrew Oswald, Nick Lambert (tracks: 4)
Tracking By, Engineer [Engineered By], Recorded By, Mixed By – Alec Rodriguez
Vocals – Chris Pinto (2)
Vocals [Additional Vocals By] – Jessica Way (tracks: 11), Madalynn Collura (tracks: 4)
Vocals [Additional Vocals By], Lyrics By [Additional Lyrics By] – Jessica Way (tracks: 10)
Vocals [Additional Vocals By], Synth [Additional Synth By], Written-By [Co-Writer] – Lane Oshi (tracks: 1)
Written-By, Performer [Performed By] – Fórn

companies

Engineered At – New Alliance Audio
Recorded At – New Alliance Audio
Recorded At – Secret Bathroom
Manufactured By – Pirates Press
Pressed By – GZ Media

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