Ritual Howls - Ritual Howls (10 Year Anniversary Edition Cemetary Green Vinyl)
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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 it's infancy, forged a distinct sound that has only matured with perfection over time.- 1 The Year of Fear
- 2 Cemetery Guards
- 3 Keep Those Stones Up
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4 L'atalante
- 5 Rosabelle Believe
- 6 Anchorites
- 7 Hell F***
- 8 The Mark
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9 Sacred Awe
- 10 Lucy (Bonus Track)
- 11 The Last Time (Bonus Track)
- 12 A Thoughtful Beast (Bonus Track)
- 13 The Scent of Skin (Bonus Track)