Rinoa (band)

Rinoa
OriginEssex, England
GenresScreamo, post-metal, post-rock
Years active2007–2010
LabelEyesofsound
Past membersPerry Bryan
Matthew Holden
David Gumbleton
Jozef Norocky
James May
Websitewww.myspace.com/rinoauk

Rinoa was an English post-metal group, formed in Essex in 2007. Their line-up consisted of vocalist Perry Bryan, guitarists Matthew Holden and Jozef Norocky, bassist David Gumbleton and drummer James May. The band split in November 2010, with most of their members going on to different musical projects.

History

Rinoa was formed in Essex in 2007, following the break-up of the members' previous bands, Crydebris, Chariots and Symmetry.[1][2] They named themselves after Rinoa Heartilly, a character from the video game Final Fantasy VIII.[3]

On 27 January 2008, they announced they had signed to Eyes of Sound Records.[4]

The band released their self-titled EP, Rinoa, in 2008.[5]

On 21 and 22 June 2008, they supported *Shells on their UK headline tour.[6]

They released a split EP with Bossk in 2009.[7] The band performed at Damnation Festival later that same year.[8] Their debut full-length, An Age Among Them, was released in 2010 to positive reviews,[9][1] including being named one of the best albums of 2010 by Rock Sound.[10]

In October 2010 Rinoa announced their intention to split at the end of their headline UK tour.[11] Before the tour began, they released the single "Sol Winds".[12] They played their last ever show in Bristol in November.[13]

Following their split James May joined dubstep group Tek-One,[14] and Jozef Norocky joined London band Devil Sold His Soul, with Matthew Holden and David Gumbleton joining a new supergroup called Ancients.[15] Other members went on to form Ancients[16] and Hospitals.[17]

Musical style

Critics have categorised Rinoa's music as screamo,[18] post-metal[19] and post-rock.[9] Alongside Hands, Devil Sold His Soul and Trenches, they fronted a late 2000s wave of bands merging elements of metalcore and post-metal.[20]

Their music was raw amd emotional[21] while also incorporating cinematic[22] and atmospheric elements.[23]

They cited influences including Hopesfall and Envy.[24]

RockFreaks credited Rinoa as "redefin[ing] the expanse of music" in the United Kingdom in the 2000s.[22] They were cited as an influence by Acres.[25]

Band members

Discography

Studio albums

  • An Age Among Them (2010)

EPs

  • Rinoa (EP) (2008)

Splits

  • Bossk / Rinoa (2009)

Singles

  • "Sol Winds" (2010)

References

  1. 1 2 Parker, Andy (15 March 2010). "Rinoa: An Age Among Them". thrashhits.com. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  2. ↑ May, Phill. "S/T - Rinoa". rockmidgets.com. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  3. ↑ Robertson, Oli (August 2008). "Exposure, The Best New Music: Rinoa". Rock Sound. No. 112. London. p. 36. ISSN 1465-0185. Naming yourself after a princess from first-wave manga heaven, Final Fantasy VIII, may form a set of preconceived judgments in the potential listeners' mind...
  4. ↑ "Rinoa music". www.punktastic.com. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Rinoa: Rinoa". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  6. ↑ "Rinoa support *shels". www.punktastic.com. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Bossk/Rinoa Split Announced". altsounds.com. 26 January 2009. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  8. ↑ "Damnation Festival – Jesu and Rinoa Confirmed". allmetalfest.com. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  9. 1 2 Clark, Peter (12 March 2010). "Rinoa - An Age Among Them". Rock Sound. No. 133. London. p. 91. ISSN 1465-0185. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  10. ↑ "Top 75 Albums of 2010". Rock Sound (143). London: 16. January 2011. ISSN 1465-0185.
  11. ↑ "Rinoa Announce Split". Rock Sound. London. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  12. ↑ Stickler, Jon. "Rinoa Reveal Dates For UK Tour & Details Of New Single 'Sol Winds' - Stereoboard". Stereoboard.com. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Rinoa Are Splitting Up? That Sucks Major Balls". thrashhits.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  14. ↑ "Tek-One Confirms New Drummer". Rock Sound. London. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  15. ↑ "Rock Sound Introduces New Supergroup Ancients". Rock Sound. London. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  16. ↑ Aylott, Tom. "Ancient Constellations". www.punktastic.com. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  17. ↑ Aylott, Tom. "Hospitals – Old Smoke". www.punktastic.com. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  18. ↑ Ralph, Charlie (28 July 2010). "Sonisphere Guide 2010". DIY. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  19. ↑ Pertola, Aleksi (3 August 2010). "Rinoa - An Age Among Them". rockfreaks.net. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  20. ↑ Hollow, Dear (17 January 2022). "Trenches - Reckoner Review". Angry Metal Guy. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  21. ↑ Ralph, Ralph (28 July 2010). "Sonisphere Guide 2010". DIY. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  22. 1 2 "Rinoa An Age Among Them". Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  23. ↑ "Rinoa – S/T". www.punktastic.com. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  24. ↑ Deutschland, Ox Fanzine, Solingen. "Review". www.ox-fanzine.de (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  25. ↑ Johnson, Mark. "Acres: "It's become its own monster; the happiest accident."". www.punktastic.com. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
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