A 2-disc/24-track collection. It is a cross between David Bowie, Marilyn Manson, Orgy, NIN, and Depeche Mode.

24 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Hard Rock, ELECTRONIC: Industrial

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RITES OF ASH has been electrifying fans worldwide with their amalgamation of styles ranging from hard rock, hip-hop, and industrial, to electronic rock, blues, and progressive. The band has caught the attention of MTV, who has featured them on many of their hit shows: "The Real World: Key West," "The Gauntlet 2," "Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat," "Next," "Pimp My Ride," "Moves," "Why Can't I Be You?," "Island Life," and "Livin La Haina."

Recently RITES OF ASH has co-written/produced with U.S. DMC Supremacy Champion DJ IDEE on his new music video, "Eclectic Dreams," set to air on MTVu and MTV2 in the upcoming months.

With impeccable style and Trent Reznor-like charisma, front man lead vocalist 80-TWO sings with smooth, yet aggressive vocals, able to entrance anyone who hears him. Guitarist/programmer LAZZO ignites the mood with his original and catchy progressions, facilitated with his distinctive guitar tone and powerful synths. Sir Deville, drums/percussion, brings an uncompromisingly high-energy element. Complete with blazing fast drum mechanics and incredible live performance skills, he rounds out Rites of Ash's sound with a real organic component.

Their debut album, Beautiful Illusions, has been received with critical acclaim and described as "unique but mainstream, hard-hitting yet romantically suaveâ¦truly cutting-edge song writing." (S. Diablo, MTV)

RITES OF ASH has finished their second release, Epidemic of the Mannequins, which is a remix album of Beautiful Illusions. This two-disc collection contains totally new recordings of all ten original songs, 2 new previously unreleased tracks (featuring a cover of Billy Joel's "Pressure"), and 11 remixes. For this album RITES OF ASH collaborated with world-renowned DJ Paul Edge and Pablo Manzarek, son of Ray Manzarek of 'The Doors', U.S. DMC Supremacy Champion DJ IDEE, and up-and-coming hip-hop artist DOE The Paperboy.

RITES OF ASH live is like nothing you have ever seen before. From start to finish, they give 110 of themselves in a high-energy, relentless performance. Their stage show is something you would expect in an arena; mannequins equipped with video-screens for heads, flat-panel LCD monitors, a large digital projector screen, a 2-tiered television podium, backdrops/side-banners, lights/fog, and much more.