No more Core!

The five sympathetic guys from Detroit often had to fight in the past, with prejudice, so that they, for example, LT. Frontman Trevor, were deported repeatedly in the core area due to their appearance. With "Ritual" the quintet manages a real coup, as he could not be pompous. The twelve masterpieces on "Ritual" guarantee a listening experience of absolute top class.

The production is powerful, authentic and has not at any time contrived, the songs are cleaner by structured compared to the previous works and in the second run remain the first exceedingly catchy hooks and melodies hanging, which since the access of Ausnahmeklampfer Ryan Knight already on " Deflorate "have hinted. But not only Frickeleien highest standards draw now like a red thread through the whole picture, and Trevor has gained vocally tidy and now moves vocally rather in the lower frequencies, so that the light, previously strong dominant core list now almost even there is nothing left. The typical nagging of course is still present, but was reduced to a pleasant minimum so that now two-thirds of the songs, the actual roots of the musicians are clear, namely both American and Scandinavian Death Metal of the old school, with a pinch of catchiness and a fine knack for melodies.

May be mentioned as a special Anspieltips: "A Shrine to Madness", "Moonlight Equilibrium" (could be the next big hit will), "Conspiring with the Damned" (very atmospheric middle section) and "Blood in the Ink" (of strings [! ] accompanied). All in all, a strong buy recommendation for those who have been forced out of image technical reasons before the tape - here modern Death Metal is celebrated and almost set perfectly in scene!