DAVE LOMBARDO SHARES “SEPARATION FROM THE SACRED“
RITES OF PERCUSSION TO BE RELEASED VIA IPECAC RECORDINGS ON 5TH MAY
Dave Lombardo, shares the second single “Separation from the Sacred” today, from his upcoming debut solo record, Rites of Percussion, coming 5th May via Ipecac Recordings.
Lombardo is one of the busiest musicians working right now. Never one to rest on his laurels, the drumming pioneer recently released new albums with Dead Cross and Venamoris, and announced Empire State Bastard, a new project with members of Biffy Clyro who have just shared a new single. He will also be hitting the road with Mr. Bungle and The Misfits in the coming months, as well as festival appearances with John Zorn (including Big Ears Fest in April).
The recording process of the film score-like album had a simple mantra: drums had to be drums. Mixed in early 2022 by Lombardo’s son, David A. Lombardo, the self-produced release features a large concert bass drum, a timpani, a grand piano, and a flock of shakers, maracas, Chinese and symphonic gongs, Native American drums, congas, timbales, bongos, batás, wood blocks, djembes, ibos, darbukas, octobans, cajóns, and cymbals.
Rites of Percussion album cover
RITES OF PERCUSSION TRACK LIST
1 – INITIATORY MADNESS
2 – SEPARATION FROM THE SACRED
3 – INNER SANCTUM
5 – MAUNDER IN LIMINALITY
6 – DESPOJO
7 – INTERFEARIUM
8 – BLOOD LET
9 – WARPATH
10 – GUERRERO
11 – VICISSITUDE
12 – OMIERO
13 – ANIMISMO
Album pre-orders, which include CD, digital, and three vinyl variants: standard cigar smoke, indie retail exclusive blood sacrifice, and Ipecac exclusive purple haze, are available now here.
Dave Lombardo was born in Havana, Cuba, relocating to Los Angeles when he was a mere two-years-old. He began playing drums as a teenager, and co-founded Slayer (and created the band’s logo) in 1981. Rolling Stone, in their list of the “100 Greatest Drummers of All Time,” dubbed him the “Cuban speed demon, “ Modern Drummer proclaimed him “The King,” and Drummerworld gave him the title of “The Godfather of double bass.” Lombardo’s eye-popping resume includes over 100 studio albums/recordings and includes both recorded and live stints with Grip Inc., Fantômas, Suicidal Tendencies, Dead Cross, Mr. Bungle, The Misfits, DJ Spooky, John Zorn, Testament, and most recently creating the soulful duo Venamoris, with his wife Paula.