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BLOODRITUAL
Do You Believe

Bitter Melody (2024)
Rating: 8/10

When I first saw the cover art of this album I expected a traditional metal opus or something “stoner” fuelled, but lo and behold this is a crossover thrash album although some of the riffs are slow and heavy. The band behind it hails from Greensboro, North Carolina and the line-up consists of Ben Roberts (vocals), Cameron Phipps (guitar), Josh Francisco (guitar), Ben Ziglar (bass) and Mitchell Willard (drums).

BloodRitual has created a very enjoyable album complete with snarling riffs and equally crazed vocals. Roberts has a vicious yap to his style, bordering on the vintage squawks of Kreator’s Millie Petrozza. The quintet could quite comfortably drift into a death-thrash sound due to the raw hostility manifested here, especially when you hear songs like ‘HR//MF’ with its lethal crunch and stomping rawness.

Anyone who wants something extra from their thrash will dig the aggressive stance of this outing. Forget bands like Powertrip, BloodRitual add serious sniping menace as evidenced on the likes of the title track with its tempo shifts and the ripping ‘Graveyard Of Life’. Keep an eye on these guys because this is a venomous slab of thrash.

Neil Arnold

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