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 (Razorback Records - RR30)
Release date: 2003
Running time: 41:00
 
Review: This is one of the most addictive cd I've heard in a long long time. Basicly, Zombie Ritual is total old school death metal worship, inspired by early Grave in a major way, but with a refreshing sense of humor and some really wild, thrashing energy added... Of course, the japanese touch is there too, this stuff has some amazing intensity that totally reminds me of early SxOxB! Anyway, all the tunes here are really infectious, with insanely catchy rhythms, memorable riffs, heaviness from beyond the grave, gorgeous, basic guitar solo's, haunting vocals (guttural growling and cool backing raspy shrieking)... And I'd even say some of these songs are truly unforgettable hits! I can't get some of these tunes outta my head, everytime I think "Zombified! Zombified!" I have the urge to play this cd again! My 2 favorite tracks have to be "Zombified" & "Zombie Party": I love the part in the latter song where a little kiddie starts singing along with the chorus: "Zombie Party!"... Purely hilarious! Humor is definitely key here... I mean... Each track has the word "Zombie" in the title! But musically, it's also a very serious and accomplished death metal effort, musicianship is really brilliant, songs have a great flow and their fair share of flawless melodies... The album maybe lacks a little diversity after a while, but that's Grave-style death metal for you! I'll just say "Night of the Zombie Party" is simply a must-have to me... Sound production is splendid to my ears, cover layout is terrific, with some of "Tales from Uranus" Jake's best art yet... The pictures of the band members in Dawn of the Dead-style blue zombie postures is a real hoot too! All the lyrics are printed, most of it is in japanese except for a few lines of chorus in english (which also brought back to my mind SxOxB's first LP's)... I guess that's about it... I think I'm going to play this again right now.
Tracks: 1)Zombie Ritual (4:28) 2)Zombie Fire (2:41) 3)Zombiefied (4:30) 4) Zom-Beer (2:34) 5)Zombies Devour You Alive (4:07) 6)Brains For Zombies (1:37) 7)Zombie Axe Massacre (3:50) 8)Zombie Party (3:48) 9)Zombie Drive (3:27) 10)Zombie Legions Kill! Kill! (2:35) 11)Die Zombie Die (4:54) 12)Zombie Metal War (2:29)
Band: http://zombieritual.com/
Label: http://www.razorbackrecords.com |
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