Rites of Percussion

The metal world is full to the brim with incredible drummers, but there can't be too many that fans would actually want to make a solo album. After all, nobody sensible likes a drum solo (unless it's by Neil Peart). In this as in so much else, Dave Lombardo stands apart. Few would dispute the legendary status he earned with his staggering performance on "Reign In Blood", but it's been Lombardo's post-SLAYER career that has made the prospect of a solo album an enticing one, rather than a poten...

Für Metal-Fans ist DAVE LOMBARDOs erstes richtiges Soloalbum eine am Unhörbaren grenzende Enttäuschung, obwohl „Rites Of Percussion“ andererseits jedem harmlos vorkommen dürfte, der sich die Finger als Scheuklappen-/Kuttenträger schon an den Arbeiten des Ex-Slayer-Drummers mit Jazz-Exzentriker John Zorn verbrannt oder gar die grässlichen Klassik-Adaptionen auf „Vivaldi: The Meeting“ unter Dirigent Lorenzo Arruga von 1998 durchlitten hat.