RITUAL HOWLS – “RITUAL HOWLS (10 YEAR DELUXE EDITION)” (Released 20th January 2022)

Description

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£25.99 – 1xLP, Limited Edition Amber Stone Coloured Vinyl

Detroit based 3-piece combining a blend of industrial, deathrock, drum machines, gothic elements, soundtrack scapes, spaghetti western guitars and a thick, rumbling bass tone.

The story of Ritual Howls begins in a southwest Detroit basement in the early winter of 2012. Singer/guitarist Paul Bancell had been writing and performing solo as well as in several bands and was looking for collaborators for a new project. Ben Saginaw (bass) and Chris Samuels (synths, drums, drum machines) were acquatances that became natural fits. With the help of a friend (Jeff Navarre), they recorded their first full-length in Ben’s art studio using a laptop. Paul tracked vocals at home in his bedroom and, not wanting to relinquish control, mixed and mastered the album himself.

A formidable introduction to the band’s haunting, cinematic blend of twangy industrial rock, their self-titled album established the band as a unique force in the landscape of dark music, both past and present. Separated by a decade, four LPs, two EPs later, Ritual Howls is an impressively cohesive first effort and testament to the band’s vision that, even in its infancy, forged a distinct sound that has only matured with perfection over time.

Tracklisting:

1. The year of fear
2. Cemetery guards
3. Keep those stones up
4. L’atalante
5. Rosabelle believe
6. Anchorites
7. Hell fuck
8. The mark
9. Sacred awe