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DISBANDED
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September 13, 2009
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Last update/review:
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September 13, 2009
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Ritual
Ritual was one of those long-lost, could-have-been bands, doing the rounds
in England in the seventies and eighties but never making serious
headway.
They formed way back in 1973, but it took ten years before they put
out an album, entitled
Widow, an album without the band name on it at
all (thus leading to many thinking the band name was Widow).
Again it took a decade before another release,
Valley Of The Kings
in 1993.
The style is very 70's-oriented, with additional NWOBHM nods and a
sort of occult feel, featuring clear vocals and nice riffs --
not exactly Sabbath-style bludgeoning, but well-played dark metal,
particularly the second album where the production values improved.
A nice band for old-school metallers to track down.
Both albums have been excellently re-released by
Shadow Kingdom
Records with new artwork and additional tracks.
Last Lineup
Re Bethe
guitars/vocals
Phil Mason
bass
Rex Duval
drums
Discography
Widow
1983
Legend
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Re Bethe
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Phil Mason
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Rex Duval
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Valley Of The Kings
1993
Romany
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Re Bethe
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Phil Mason
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Rex Duval
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Widow
RE-ISSUE
2008
Shadow Kingdom
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- Widow
- Come To The Ritual
- Rebecca
- Never For Evil
- Morning Star
- Journey
- Burning
- Temptation
- Forever
- House Of Secrets
- Into The Night
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re-release with new artwork and bonus tracks
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Valley Of The Kings
RE-ISSUE
2008
Shadow Kingdom
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- Naisha
- Kiss Of The Nile
- Come To The Ritual
- Gypsy
- The Enchanted Princess
- Burning
- Winds Of Fire
- Lady Night
- Morning Star
- Possessed
- Never Look Back
- Children Of The Night
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re-release with new artwork and bonus tracks
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