SMOKE RITES draws inspiration from bands such as BLACK SABBATH, SLEEP, CROWBAR, and High on Fire. The band was formed in Warsaw in the fall of 2020.
The new SMOKE RITES album, “Eager Eyes of Talion” explores existential themes such as trauma, helplessness, death, and emotional numbness. The album’s sound was shaped by the band’s bassist, Adam Ziółkowski (mixing), and mastered by Haldor Grunberg of Satanic Audio, known for working with bands like Behemoth, Me And That Man and Dopelord.
The album artwork for “Eager Eyes of Talion” was created by Michał Sobociński (THIS IS MADNESS).
SMOKE RITES released their debut EP, “The Rite of the Smoke” in 2021. It received positive reviews both in Poland and abroad. In March 2022, the band recorded their first full-length studio album, “Total Lung Capacity,” at Santa Studio in Warsaw, with the help of sound engineer Arkadiusz “Malta” Malczewski. Since then, they have played many shows alongside bands such as Bongzilla, O.D.R.A., Artillery, and others.
The album was announced by two singles: ‘Death Is a Five Letter Word’ featuring Monika Adamska-Guzikowska, vocalist of the band Toń, and the track ‘Nothing Never’.