Sol Invicto

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Sol Invicto
Origin London, England
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Years active2008–present
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Website solinvictocomiti.com

Sol Invicto is an American/British heavy music project, founded by Richie Londres, Eric Bobo of Cypress Hill and Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, joined in the later years by UK drum and bass producer, Technical Itch. The group is mostly instrumental and describe their sound as cinematic industrial electronic metal.

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The group was formed in 2008 by Richie Londres and Eric Bobo, who previously worked together on the Spanish hip hop project Cultura Londres. Bobo sent a track to Deftones' Stephen Carpenter 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 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.

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