Rose Funeral | METALSITES.net

Biography

We are Rose Funeral. We like death.

Rose Funeral is a brutal death metal band out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Comparable to those of The Black Dahlia Murder, At The Gates, and Prayer for Cleansing, they bring fast paced riffs, bone crushing breakdowns, and in your face melodies. Formed in the fall of 2005, Rose Funeral consisted of Ryan Gardner on Drums, Destin Armstrong on Bass, Drey Armstrong on guitar, Ray Hughes on vocals, and Tony Younce on guitar. They made an unstopable force which would be known to everyone.

Playing various shows in the tri-state area with bands such as Ed Gein, The Red Chord, and Ligiea, Rose Funeral built a sizeable fan base bringing death metal and hardcore breakdowns together with raw emotion and energy. Doing all the recording themselves, they released a demo titled “Buried Beneath the Blood” in March of ’06. Going through some rough times, original vocalist Ray Hughes, decided to leave the band for personal reasons. Destin Armstrong, playing bass guitar at the time, decided to move to vocals. They then came in contact with Craig Binaut, who they had met through playing shows with his old band. Rose Funeral decided to ask him to take the bass position.

In August of ’06 they self released their second ep titled “Crucify.Kill.Rot” which was very well accepted amongst their fans and fellow bands. The band was then later contacted by a new indie label out of the UK called Seige of Amida Records, who had an interest in distributing Crucify.Kill.Rot. and possibly releasing more media in the future.

Working on a summer tour, Rose Funeral has been busier than ever writing new material and playing shows to further their reputation as a band, not to underestimate and hopefully, a band that will have a chance to show the world that they can hold it down with the best of them.

"...Savage, Death tinged, breakdown-ridden Metal from Ohio- essential for fans of Arkangel, The Black Dahlia Murder and Prayer For Cleansing. The youngest member of the band has yet to reach his 16th birthday, but rest assured these Cincinnati bruisers will crush you with their seemingly effortless blend of apocalyptic Death Metal, eerie soundscapes and ominous demonic vokills."