VILE RITES: The Ageless Cassette (Silver)

Before Senescence, there was The Ageless, and it tells you everything you need to know about where Vile Rites were heading. The foundations are all here, and they're already stranger than most bands manage on their best day.

The Ageless is the record that introduced Santa Rosa's Vile Rites to anyone paying attention to the darker end of progressive death metal, where riffs mutate mid-sentence and the atmosphere never quite settles into something comfortable. If you picked up Senescence and went looking for more, this is the answer. Silver shell feels right for an album this cold.

Silver shell cassette in clear case with 5-panel J-card. Progressive death metal, Santa Rosa, CA.

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