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Rome, Italy |
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Doom Metal |
DISBANDED
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Page online:
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November 5, 2017
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Last update/review:
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November 5, 2017
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Riti Occulti
Over the years the Italians have shown an penchant for incorporating
horror and occultism into their metal, going back to the days of
Death SS.
Riti Occulti fit this mold well, with a dark, brooding, and quite
original doomy style.
The lineup featured a somewhat odd configuration: three instrumentalists
(bass, keyboards, drums -- thus, no guitars at all) and two female
vocalists, one singing angelic soprano and the other harsh blackened
growls.
With no guitars, the bassist was thrust into the foreground, and along
with ethereal keys defined their haunting sound, with the two
women singers playing a slightly different version of the old
beauty-and-beast style of gothic metal to great effect, particularly
on standout tracks such as the awesome "Adonai II", an instant BNR
favorite.
They seemed to be improving from one album to the next, but a year
after their third album, 2016's
Tetragrammaton, was released, they
announced their amicable breakup.
Last Lineup
Elisabetta Marchetti
vocals
Serena Mastracco
vocals (Opera IX)
Niccolo Tricarico
bass
Guilio Valeri
keyboards
Francesco Romano
drums
Former Members/Guests
Luciano Lamanna
keyboards
Ivano Mandola
drums
Discography
Riti Occulti
2012
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- It's All Grey
- Revelation
- I'm Nobody
- Alcyone
- Desert of Soul
- Bitter Awakening
- Never a Joy
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Elisabetta Marchetti
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Serena Mastracco
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Niccolo Tricarico
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Luciano Lamanna
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Ivano Mandola
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Secta
2013
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- Nigredo
- Plumbum
- Stannum
- Ferrum
- Aes
- Argentum
- Argentum Vivum
- Aurum
- Albedo
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Elisabetta Marchetti
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Serena Mastracco
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Niccolo Tricarico
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Luciano Lamanna
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Ivano Mandola
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Tetragrammaton
2016
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- Invocation of the Protective Angels
- Adonai I
- Adonai II
- Adonai III
- Adonai IV
- Atziluth
- Beri'Ah
- Yetzirah
- Assiah
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Elisabetta Marchetti
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Serena Mastracco
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Niccolo Tricarico
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Guilio Valeri
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Francesco Romano
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