Ritual

by The Black Dahlia Murder

Ritual cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 17 June 2011
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:32
  • Community rating: 3.48/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Valerie's Garten, Achim Oppermann

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Emphasizing a darker, more occult-driven atmosphere, the Michigan quintet integrated subtle classical flourishes and expanded instrumentation into their furious rhythmic attack. 'Ritual' weaves macabre, horror-inspired narratives through highly technical riffing and relentless percussive blasts.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, violence, satanism, antireligious, death

Tracklist

  1. A Shrine to Madness (4:40)
  2. Moonlight Equilibrium (3:28)
  3. On Stirring Seas of Salted Blood (4:42)
  4. Conspiring With the Damned (3:44)
  5. The Window (3:39)
  6. Carbonized in Cruciform (4:46)
  7. Den of the Picquerist (1:30)
  8. Malenchantments of the Necrosphere (4:18)
  9. A Grave Robber's Work (3:37)
  10. The Raven (2:58)
  11. Great Burning Nullifier (3:25)
  12. Blood in the Ink (4:40)

Credits

  • Valerie's Garten - primary artist
  • Bernie Prodoehl - lyrics by
  • Ralf Kunefke - music by
  • Stefanie L眉gger - music by

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