Blood Ritual

by Samael

Blood Ritual cover art

A pioneering force in the second wave of black metal, the Swiss group's sophomore album heavily favors crushing doom metal tempos over traditional tremolo-picked speed. The deliberate, highly rhythmic riffing and overt satanic themes created an oppressive, ritualistic atmosphere that vastly influenced the darker corners of the 90s underground.

Genres

  • Black Metal

Tracklist

  1. Epilogue
  2. Beyond the Nothingness
  3. Poison Infiltration
  4. After the Sepulture
  5. Macabre Operetta
  6. Blood Ritual
  7. Since the Creation...
  8. With the Gleam of the Torches
  9. Total Consecration
  10. Bestial Devotion
  11. ...Until the Chaos
  12. Sleep of Death