What is the name of your band?
Bloodmoon Rite
What is the genre of music that you play?
Heavy metal/Epic doom metal.
I would say more heavy metal than doom metal, but a huge part of inspiration comes from doom, and especially epic doom. Such bands as Candlemass and Solitude Aeturnus. Another big influence is Black Sabbath, mainly the Dio era and Heaven & Hell. That said, I like early Sabbath as well.
Can you give a brief history of the band of how it came together and where it is today?
Bloodmoon Rite is a one-man project led by Denis Shipilov — singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist. It’s me.
Before Bloodmoon Rite, I played in many bands and genres. There was a blues period, then I was making instrumental music and probably would have continued. But a couple of years ago I started to sing myself. I was honestly just tired of instrumental music and was searching for a singer to join the band. That didn’t work out, so one day I decided to try singing myself. I made a couple of tracks with my own vocals and realized I didn’t really need bandmates anymore.
What can people expect from your music?
Fat sound, massive drums and fuzzy guitars. Immersive soundscapes and the atmosphere of ancient rites. For those who like to dig deeper, there is a whole Bloodmoon Rite universe filled with ancient manuscripts and prophecies. Composition-wise, it’s traditional metal, but I use modern mixing practices (as of 2026) to make the sound really big. At the same time, it doesn’t sound like modern metal.
What is the best release that folks should check out from your band?
At the moment there is only one single available, and I hope the best release hasn’t been released yet. There is also something called the Prophecy of the Ninth Seal. According to it, the first single, “Omen”, is the entrance to the Bloodmoon Rite universe, so it’s best to start there.
Where can people find you on social media?
Bandcamp: https://bloodmoonrite.bandcamp.com/album/omen
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BloodmoonRite
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1to64cs7Q5hYNyfqfnmUCL
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloodmoonrite/
What is the Prophecy of the Ninth Seal?
I tried to encode Bloodmoon Rite future plans as ancient prophecy, so the Prophecy of the Ninth Seal is it. It’s important as a project roadmap but if we talk about lore, it is not the central part of the lore there are more important artefacts of the Bloodmoon Rite universe than the Prophecy.
What will happen when the Prophecy will be revealed?
We’ll see. It will definitely be the end of a chapter, but not the end of the Bloodmoon Rite story.
What’s your plans for 2026?
Release of 4 singles more and start of the long play recording.
