Ride an illuminated emotional tidal wave through ancient pueblo ruins, all the way to the unknown spirits of humanity. This might sound trippy, but when I zone out to the new album by Arizona’s RITUALS, being released via Replenish Records and Alerta Antifascista on March 20TH (pre-order HERE), it totally tweaks out my brainwaves in a good way. Honestly, this record is fucking amazing for a debut – some bands never make a record like this in their whole career. What impresses me about RITUALS is how they have written an album with so much depth. The guitar playing on this speaks a language of beauty and sorrow all it’s own. As a unit, you can hear their confidence, and that it’s important for them to create music that quakes you to your bones. Every song on this album is a huge outergaltic melodic ride into space. RITUALS manifests the kind of sonic energy that is perfect for their singer let out his inner self. This is an album that the whole fucking universe needs to hear, because once these songs melt into your skin, you will be hooked. Today is an extra killer day – we are streaming the whole album below, plus you can download it for free HERE! CVLT Nation would like to say thank to RITUALS for allowing us to share their audio revelation with the world.
[audio:http://staging.cvltnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Cognitive-dissonance.mp3|titles=RITUALS Cognitive dissonance] [audio:http://staging.cvltnation.com/wp-content/audio/Induced compliance paradigm.mp3|titles=RITUALS Induced compliance paradigm] [audio:http://staging.cvltnation.com/wp-content/audio/It was all very sudden.mp3|titles=RITUALS It was all very sudden] [audio:http://staging.cvltnation.com/wp-content/audio/Kubler-Ross model.mp3|titles=RITUALS Kubler-Ross model] [audio:http://staging.cvltnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Takotsubo-cardiomyopathy.mp3|titles=RITUALS Takotsubo cardiomyopathy]
100 being printed on limited glow in the dark vinyl and 900 being printed on 180 gram black vinyl.
tad
February 24, 2012 at 10:00 am
Beautiful stuff! Love it. reminiscent of Samathrace
World To Be Ashes
February 23, 2012 at 4:20 pm
Amazing stuff..!!!
ToyLife
February 23, 2012 at 6:32 am
This album is frying my mind. Even though the DL is free I plan on supporting them by purchasing the album!
Meghan
February 23, 2012 at 12:41 pm
Cool! That’s the idea!
Blood
February 14, 2012 at 10:25 am
Awesome. This album has balls. I suspect a LOT of people will be wanting to get their hands on this.
Despairialindrid
February 10, 2012 at 9:47 pm
Come what may upon the silvered path, the moon wanes yet we find our way.
Dom
February 6, 2012 at 12:03 am
Really awesome.
jeff
February 4, 2012 at 6:15 pm
this is SICK. so, so, so, good….. fuck. \m/
Timo/Alerta Antifascista Rec and Doomrock Mailorder
February 4, 2012 at 12:22 am
hello…
this all is super amazing… thanx so much.. cant wait to hold the records in my hands..
up the doompunks