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Sol Invicto is an American/British heavy music project, founded by Richie Londres,
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Stephen Carpenter Stephen Carpenter ( /ˈstɛfən/ ''STEF-ən''; born August 3, 1970) is an American musician, known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the alternative metal band Deftones. His guitar technique makes use of both ringing open strings and ...
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Deftones Deftones is an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 1988. They were formed by frontman Chino Moreno, lead guitarist Stephen Carpenter and drummer Abe Cunningham, with bassist Chi Cheng and keyboardist and tu ...
, joined in the later years by UK
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producer, Technical Itch. The group is mostly instrumental and describe their sound as cinematic industrial electronic metal.


History

The group was formed in 2008 by Richie Londres and Eric Bobo, who previously worked together on the Spanish
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project Cultura Londres. Bobo sent a track to
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Stephen Carpenter Stephen Carpenter ( /ˈstɛfən/ ''STEF-ən''; born August 3, 1970) is an American musician, known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the alternative metal band Deftones. His guitar technique makes use of both ringing open strings and ...
and the project was born. The band remained relatively underground for many years and was joined in later years by the British
drum and bass Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated as DnB, D&B, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterised by fast Break (music)#Breakbeat (element of music), breakbeats (typically 165–185 Tempo, beats per minute) with heavy Bass (music) ...
producer Technical Itch. The group incorporated in 2017 as private members association; they have never released music to the public. They released their first album in 2017 exclusively to members of the "Sol Invicto Comiti". In 2023, the band announced on social media it was finalising a deal to release their music to the public on all platforms and still retain the members club.


Project members

* Richie Londres – Composing/Production/Guitar *
Stephen Carpenter Stephen Carpenter ( /ˈstɛfən/ ''STEF-ən''; born August 3, 1970) is an American musician, known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the alternative metal band Deftones. His guitar technique makes use of both ringing open strings and ...
– Guitar *
Eric Bobo The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Nor ...
– Percussion/drums *Dan Foord – Drums *Tech Itch – Production


Guests/Features

*Sean Plague – Vocals *James Leech – Bass


Discography

* ''Diamond Eyes'' (Deftones Remix) 2010 Warner Bros. Records * ''You've Seen The Butcher'' (Deftones Remix) 2010 Warner Bros. Records * "Morte Et Dabo" (Asking Alexandria Remix) 2011 Sumerian Records * "A Lesson Never Learned" (Asking Alexandria Remix) 2011 Sumerian Records * ''Initium'' (Album) 2017 Sol Invicto (Private Release) * ''The Obvious Play'' (Single) 2024 Omyac Records/OneRPM * "Loosely Aware" (EP) 2024 OMYAC Records/ONErpm


Sources


Sol Invicto (Deftones, Etc.) To Release Future Music Exclusively Through Private Members Club

Sol Invicto Release Debut Ep


External links

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* ttp://www.noisecreep.com/2010/06/18/sol-invicto-feature-members-of-deftones-cypress-hill-sikth/ "Sol Invicto interviewed on Noise Creep about the new album"br>Deftones announce Sol Invicto RemixesNoise Creep Announce Remixes for ChiGuitar World Review - A Reason For Being
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