RITUAL MASS – it ever turns CD

A CD that compiles all the material spawned by this U.S. band so far, all of which was previously never available on CD format: “Ritual Mass” demo (2017), “Abhorred in the Eyes of God” EP (2019) and “Descent/Sepulcher” single (2021). There is no better description of their aural assault than the words used by our friends at Grizzly Butts when they reviewed the band’s 2019 EP: if you’ve ever picked up the early Master tapes where they’ve mixed in the non-triggered drum takes and imagined what those thrashing, punkish Axegrinder-esque chunks might sound like reborn by way of a more perfectionism-bound group (i.e. Tomb Mold) then ratcheted up to ridiculous body-in-the-trunk heaviness (i.e. Coffins) you’ll understand why Ritual Mass are an instant thumbs up from my perspective. They’re not a Death/Crust band, but they could hang with ’em, they’re not a “caveman” thug merch-meme Death Metal band (but they could hang with ’em), and it seems the angle these guys are aiming for is a solid enough mix of simple groovin’ and easygoing pure Death Metal. “It Ever Turns” is a superb slab of primal, pustulent Death Metal. No tech, no progression, no normal blastbeats, no real “solos,” no progression, no goofy merch: just utter devastation, tonal rape, crushing filth, ignorant stomp, and overwhelming intensity. It’s Death Metal done with a dangerous zeal that’s blanching to behold.

Tracks:

1. Descent
2. Sepulcher
3. Grievous Sin
4. Seated at the Right Hand of the Lord
5. Servant
6. Devoured
7. Temple Desecration
8. Psychic Death
9. Relief
10. Ritual Mass

Genres: Death Metal

Label: Memento Mori

Erscheinungsjahr: 2022

Künstler: RITUAL MASS

Spieldauer: 33:37

Format: CD

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