Band Biographies: RHINO

Rhino is a heavy stoner rock band rising from the sulphuric city of Catania, on the slopes of the Etna volcano, where the five members play a mix of stoner/desert rock from the ’90s and 2000 blended with the deep psychedelia of the ’70, resolving in an attitude built around a riff-driven composition, a megalithic wall of fuzz and tons of watts. Rhino was born in 2012 by the idea of the bassist Frank The Door and the guitarist Red Frank, briefly joined afterward by the drummer Lord J. Frank. Following the guitarist Francesco Cucinotta opting out of the band, the lineup was completed by Frank the Doc on vocal duties and Frank Real Tube on guitar. The lineup stood the same since then. Since its beginning, Rhino has stood out for its extensive live activities throughout Italy, sharing the stage with such bands as Red Fang, El Perro, and many relevant Italian acts. The band debuts in 2013 with their self-titled EP, followed by their first full-length The Law of Purity (featuring I See the Monsters video clip), released in 2017 through Argonauta Records. Renewing the collaboration with Argonauta Records, Rhino’s second full-length Human Farm will be released in early 2024, showcasing the most mature work of the band, who confirms to be true to riff worshipping and atmospheric psychedelia, still crossing the genre-defining boundaries in an album that stands as unique in its segment.