Risperidrone / Root Zero / Phantom Droid

Risperidrone are a Cardiff-based heavy rock project established in mid-2020, blending groove metal, stoner rock, and doom-laden heaviness into a powerful and immersive sonic experience. Formed during the uncertainty of the global pandemic, the project emerged from a desire to create something meaningful amidst isolation, transforming adversity into a vehicle for creativity and expression.

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Drawing influence from groove metal, stoner rock, sludge, and doom, Risperidrone combine thunderous low-end power with introspective songwriting and memorable hooks. Their music explores themes of anxiety, resilience, personal struggle, hope, and redemption, delivered through a sound that is equally capable of punishing intensity and soaring atmosphere.

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Dispatching an array of influences that stem from Soundgarden and Deftones, through to Cult of Luna and Katatonia, ROOT ZERO are a unique and irresistible proposition. The fascinating six-piece draw in from the world of gothic and progressive metal to deliver twisting and atmospheric slabs of sophisticated…