Ritual Review
June 14, 2021
Master’s Hammer’s debut is a surprisingly melodic package of classic Black Metal material. Somewhat similar to Bathory’s transitioning stages as they add elements of “epic” sound with synthed choirs, but always stay strictly in first wave Black Metal territory. The band really lean into simple melodic leads, and they work the hell out of it. Every track has got some really memorable riffs despite them being quite simple and containing just a few notes. The drumming is actually a few levels above the other instruments, containing a nice variety of groovy Heavy Metal beats and classic Black Metal blast beating.
The band had plenty of time to perfect their craft with multiple demos and EPs, but this is still technically a debut, and a great one at that. Ritual isn’t the most unique album in the scene, but everything about it is executed extremely well, and the album is a fun, epic, evil ride. Not mind-blowing, but there are really no weaknesses to this thing, a classic example of melodic first wave Black Metal.
The band had plenty of time to perfect their craft with multiple demos and EPs, but this is still technically a debut, and a great one at that. Ritual isn’t the most unique album in the scene, but everything about it is executed extremely well, and the album is a fun, epic, evil ride. Not mind-blowing, but there are really no weaknesses to this thing, a classic example of melodic first wave Black Metal.
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Intro | 0:54 | 60 | 1 |
| 2. | Pád Modly | 6:31 | 80 | 1 |
| 3. | Kazdý Z Nás...! | 3:32 | 80 | 1 |
| 4. | Ritual | 3:18 | 80 | 1 |
| 5. | Geniové | 5:08 | 80 | 1 |
| 6. | Cerná Svatozár | 5:35 | 85 | 1 |
| 7. | Vecný Návrat | 3:26 | 85 | 1 |
| 8. | Jáma Pekel | 4:20 | 85 | 1 |
| 9. | Zapálili Jsme Onen Svet | 4:36 | 85 | 1 |
| 10. | Vykoupení | 5:34 | 85 | 1 |
| 11. | Útok | 7:31 | 85 | 1 |
Line-up (members)
- Silenthell : tympans
- Necrocock : guitar
- Monster : bass
- Storm : vocals & guitar
- Valenta : drums
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