The first full lenght album by Ritual Moon completely fufilled my expectations. Very aggressive and fast, but still the same raw ritual Moon at its core. I am also glad to hear better production and more varied drum work on this release, not that there was anything wrong with these things on the previous stuff, but it gives it a much better and brutal sound. As mentioned before, the production on this album is also a big step up from the previous material. It has much more bass added and creates some great shit for this album. The guitar sounds fucking killer, the drummer rips, and vocals sound full of hatred. This is definitely a new savage sound while still retaining most of what made Ritual Moon what it is. One thing that I know improved is the drumming. Drumming on this album is really solid and can easily match the speed of the riffs and adds some nice fills. The guitar work is insane. They can be brutal and heavy but at the same time, they're also quite catchy so the riffs strike a balance between heavy and melodic. Ritual Moon doesnt let up. Track after track is a brutal metal blitzkrieg that reminds the listener of what a true extreme metal record sounds like. Tracks like 'Grave Soul' 'Uncontrollable Death' and 'Crimson Avenger' are easily examples of their ability to take early black metal to new heights of Thrash Metal ferocity. You might sense that Im getting a bit excited about this record, but its a record worth getting excited about if you like the raw sound of Thrash Metal. If you enjoy their previous material, I have no doubt that you will enjoy this. Pick this up and have your mind changed by a face-melting nuclear blast!!!
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Review by Paul Caravasi
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