Joel Omans and Lucas Mann made the decision to make Rings of Saturn a strictly instrumental band on May 14th, 2021. This interview clip from 2024 addressing a decision that was made almost 3 years ago now shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who pays attention to the band. To get everyone caught up, Rings of Saturn has always had an instrumental track on every album. They released a fully instrumental version of every album in their discography, and followed that up by releasing an instrumental self-titled album in 2022. They performed the instrumental releases of their previous records along with their new self-titled album on tour in 2022 as well. Rings of Saturn recently released a follow up instrumental single, "Theogony," in 2023. They performed it live on a co-direct support slot for Born of Osiris, at a sold out show, at the end of 2023. In the full interview, it is mentioned that Rings of Saturn will be releasing a new instrumental album (or EP) tentatively in 2024. Our past discography with vocals will always be there for people that want to listen to it, but since we announced a strictly instrumental direction for Rings of Saturn on May 14th, 2021, we have always maintained this position. Huge thank you to our fans for always supporting Rings of Saturn 🪐

Respect your opinion, it is your band and your vision. However I have to respectfully disagree.

This is the band that got me into death metal and got me to like the vocals. To see this makes me sad but also hopeful for more guitar solos and crazy instrumental stuff.

You dig the hole deeper and deeper.

i know its about the music but... reconsider sometime soon

Yeah, they're an edm band now. Lol

Fuck

Lugal Ki En will forever be my favorite album. It makes me sad because you guys just stopped making music and just didn't do anything afterwards.

Why ruin perfection. If it ain't broke don't fix it brother.

and with that…. it’s Lorna Shore’s time to rise.

Love and respect you, but please, the right vocalist is out there for you.

ROS instrumentals are great. The vocals were so good and gave the songs more character though so they’ll be missed.

That’s too bad, good luck on your future endeavors, I’ll probably give the music a listen here and there cause good instrumentals are good, and ROS does a good job, but I am disappointed because I really loved the vocals for ROS, and they were among my favorite bands, I still like you, but without the vocals the music just doesn’t hold that same place in my heart, and it’s all personal preference, Lucas is doing what makes him happy, I respect it and that’s also his personal preference.

That ROS led sign in the back is just too sick

I do appreciate that rings of Saturn has reuploaded instrumental versions of their album and remastered versions

Even though I'm not into your new stuff, I respect that The band is yours and you will do whatever you like with it, as you SHOULD

Question Lucas, if you read these? Have you ever looked into/considered working with Archspire? Even just one solo in a track? I feel like your aggressive lead guitar style and overall mastery of musical composition would make their music even more insane than it is right now.😮

So much wasted potential 😢 this band is over

I will love to be the vocalist ❤

This makes me sad :(

Hey long time fan since 15” and I understand what your saying you just Have Fans that enjoyed the vocal aspects of the band you have a fanbase that remembers the art of vocals in the band it stood out from everyone else and still does

It makes sense. I focus more on the instruments than the vocals in any band, I kinda tune out the vocals

I love the old stuff with vocals, been a longtime fan, but that last instrumental album was sick too. There are plenty of good bands with hard vocals, there's only one Rings of Saturn.

So it's just the death metal style of vocals? Have you experimented with different types of singers? The thing that got me into RoS was the instrumentation. Always loved the instrumental trakcs so either way I'll still be jamming. Just curious.

@RingsofSaturnBand where did you get your rings of Saturn neon sign ied love to get one

I respect it as I’ve gotten older I do still listen to metal with screaming but I do like to mix it up and listen to just instrumentals or clean vocals. I will say the whole scream, clean, scream metalcore vibe is dead and buried for me idk why no clean vocalist has a masculine undertone they all sound like pubescent kids or something 😂

It just doesn't hit as hard

I support you man, do what you feel is best and whatever that is will inevitably be amazing to listen to

he sounds like a clean vocals in deathcore sympathiizer. (its a joke)

I use to sing along with your songs. Now I have to hum 😕

funny enough i was thinking some guys like the guitars of ROS would be best without vocals, they're just that good that they sound better without em

I respect it. Music is primarily sounds that come from instruments. Contemporary vocals, while they can be an instrument, though not always so, they are simply a different type of expression, a human expression, that are expressed and perceived in a different way than musical instruments. I think it would be a different story if vocals were used in the way of choral music. This is great for anyone who just wants to listen to music. Vocals are secondary. We’re not slamming to vocals, we’re not moshing to vocals. We’re slamming to slams, we’re moshing to breakdowns. The obnoxious technicality that we’re amazed by comes from instruments. And even without a degree of technicality, a great musical line will still satisfy.

❤️❤️❤️❤️

DINGIR was peak RoS. With or without vocals

I respect that. You have my support 🤘🤘🤘

I agree, some death metal vocals are tasteful but we listen to rings for the instrumental work and it is a cool artistic evolution anyways.

Me entristece pero a la vez acepto y comparto lo que dice Lucas porque después de todo cuando tú te propones evolucionar, depende de que tan efectivo lo hagas también evoluciona lo demás y eso es parte del crecimiento personal y profesional

It's not needed. Vocals are just another instrument. Hey RoS why aren't you using a flute? >:( Vocals are just another instrument that isn't part of their sound anymore. I want to add that some of my favourite tracks are the instrumental versions, and some with vocals are my favourites. I want to say it's about 50-50. But when you write a song that is no longer built around where the vocals go (macrocosm, gidim), it tends to rise in my choice of favourites.

Seen you in the Netherlands, FT WILL RAMOS PLEASE!!!

Polyphia, Intervals, I Built the Sky, Animals As Leaders, Behold...The Arctopus and many many more...you are in good company making the instrumental decision. I've gotten to the point finally that I don't need vocals to like the music. That being said I'm a huge fan of Alex Terrible and Will Ramos. I just like good music and Rings of Saturn sounds dope as fuck while I'm tripping and sober so let's fucking go!!!

jake wolf approves

I love your instrumental versions of albums, I listen to those more than the regular ones XD

Peter and Ian are so sick but i respect your reasons to not have vocals and whatever you release I'm sure fans will cover vocals on it🤘🤘🤘

I prefer without vocals, i dont like black metal vicals...but a vocal with Chino Moreno style or something like that... Could be nice

I’m totally fine with instrumentals. 🤷‍♂️

I love the instrumental stuff. Keep doing you Lucas

I only listen to ROS instrumentals

This is absolutly fine, it's you'r opinion.

I understand you men i dont like to much this kind of vocals

I heard Duncan Bentley will be their next singer

then change to prog rock and get a singer. lmao.

no vocals allows so much breathing room for the other instruments. I 100% support your vision.

just release something

Seeing everyone so angry at this in interesting, I've been into the newer stuff and I love listening to the instrumental albums, that's majority of the reason I got into RoS so I'm super down

Gonna miss the vox but I'll definitely keep listening to you guys., The albums with Ian were all incredible. The instrumentals are definitely what drove RoS for me, but vox made it feel more complete.

honestly never liked the vocal in older ROS albums, Best song on Ultu ulla for me was the one without vocal, wish we had instrumental of all the songs on that album

What about a song featuring a vocaloid?

Well said, by the Mann himself.

Unsympathetic intelect has hit my ears almost every day for years now

to everyone here whining. its not that deep, its not your band.

I feel this 100%. I stopped listening to death metal and really any music that had gutturals and growls for a couple of years. I just lost the interest. Got into fusion jazz and indie stuff. Now I’ve gotten back into death metal and the new crop of hardcore bands that are taking a more slam approach to the music and got back into it. I think it boiled down to metal, hardcore, et al. in general getting stale for several years.

I love the lack of vocals! Been getting more and more into instrumental stuff.

Vocs are cool bit ive been listening to the instrumentals any way

to be fair, most people that did not like rings of saturn before liked the instrumentals but not the vocals. i feel like theogony was a fantastic idea that brings in new fans without alienating the old fan base.

This is what I begged interloper for but they mocked me and wouldn't do it. As you level up your tech death, the vocals become net negative basically always. They are just vomiting all over the skill/melody of the music. Clean vocals are even worse abomination though.

Wrong move imo but still gonna Listen and Support