Fórn – Rites of Despair 2LP

Their first proper full-length after a series of EPs and singles, Rites of Despair is the resulting vision of two years’ worth of tumult, including relocations, line-up changes, life and death. Divided between two acts — Act I: Depersonalisation and Act II: Derealisation — Rites of Despair explores themes of isolation, depression, decay, tumultuous self-discovery and abandonment. Tracking and engineering were completed by both Alec Rodriguez at New Alliance in Cambridge, MA, and Andrew Oswald at Secret Bathroom in Oakland, CA. Mastering was completed by Magnus Lindberg of Cult of Luna.

As tradition dictates, Rites of Despair features artwork from the vision of Bryan Clovenhoov Proteau, who has worked with Fórn on imagery for all of their solo releases to date.