YOMI NO KUNI is the second album by R.O.T. but it differs so much from the previous one that it can be considered a new debut.
The band almost completely abandons the melodic death metal atmospheres of 2018 and embraces a fresh and modern sound giving space to experimentation and the fusion of different sounds.
The base is metalcore/deathcore combined with electronic, rap, trap, and great use of sampling.
The album is an imaginary journey into "YOMI" the land of the dead according to oriental culture.
We meet dead people who tell their story and their sins, we meet Yokai (spirits of oriental culture) who will have the task of punishing sinners.
We try to explore every human instinct to give its own interpretation to the sins of which we are all capable.
The composition of the songs began during the 2020 lockdown... Louis states that at that time he had already finished a tracklist of about 10 songs which, however, he completely discarded after various second thoughts, choosing to approach composition and production in a totally new way.
The new songs (born in 2020 and 2021) have been continuously reworked, reinvented, and rearranged, up to a few weeks before the discs went to press.
The search for sound explores territories that are also very far from metal ... Like lofi, trap, edm and much more.
All the features present in the tracklist were fundamental to give new life to songs that were in a "dead" situation
The main inspirations for this record and for the research of the new sound are: Within Destruction, Paledusk and Bring Me The Horizon but also artists far from metal such as Bewhy, Marshmello, NF and many others.
For fans of Within Destruction, Paledusk and Bring Me The Horizon but also artists far from metal such as Bewhy, Marshmello, NF and many others.
Recording info
Recorded by R.O.T.
Production, mix and mastering by Louis Littlebrain (R.O.T.) (LB Studio)
Artwork by Giulio Sciaccaluga
Graphics by Louis Littlebrain
ROT was born in 2017 after Louis and Eddy split from their previous band. The Project starts from a melodic death metal to evolve to what it is today, a mix of metalcore, electronic, trap and deathcore. The band performs in duo with fully digital drums and bass thus creating its own distinctive sound.
Tracklist:
1. Yomi No Kuni
2. KURAMA feat. Lucifuge
3. KAMI
4. SORA
5. TENTACLES feat. The Veracious Ones
6. LIFEBLOOD
7. IN VAIN
8. Pretending To Live feat. Uriel Olvera
9. Step Back To The Future
10. MIRAI co. procution with Dybbuk
Line-up:
Studio Lineup:
Eddy: Voice
Louis: Guitars, Production
Matt: Keyboards
Live Lineup:
Eddy: Voice and Guitar
Louis: Guitar and Backvocals
Follow:
Website: https://eftm-store.company.site/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/we_are_rot
