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EAN: 0075678239243 Label: Atlantic / Wea Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea Publisher: Atlantic / Wea Release Date: May 12, 1992 Studio: Atlantic / Wea Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Testament - doing what they do best.Where the previous album, "Souls of Black" was a little bit rushed and poorly produced, The Ritual put the band Testament back in form at the level of their previous album. The album also sees the band changing their sound a little bit, slowing the tempo down. Return to Serenity is much like Testament's version of the Clansman (or maybe the other way around as it came first) and is an awesome song with great guitar work, Electric Crown is the band's version of You've Got Another Coming, ... Read More Rating: - just something I can't nameThe Ritual seems to be the album that really bums out Testament fans and thrash fans. Perhaps I'm not a thrash metal fan after all, but I still marvel at some of the moments on this admittedly slower album by my favorite metal band of all time. Skolnick wrote a good portion of this album in major keys -- avoiding the typical minors that dominated metal of the time. The time signatures also slowed down, mostly due to his interest in complexity and layering. But it's hard for me to find things wrong with ... Read More Rating:  - 1992-The Year Thrash Metal Died1992 was a tough year to swallow for Metal Fans. I am not talking about the birth of Grunge, because that didnt really bury Metal, it just took Metal to new horizons with bands such as SoundGarden, Nivana, and Pearl Jam. What really killed great Thrash Bands was the rise of Hair Metal which really took off in 1991 and was still hanging on by a thread in 1992. Even though not all bands crossed over to that sound, most of the great Thrash Metal acts of the 1980's such as Metallica, Overkill, Exodus, Megadeth, ... Read More Rating:  - What happened???I had not been listening to testament for long, but this cd was such a let down from souls. What we see here is a cd devoid of any emotion and trapped in a time where the band felt neglected and unappreciated in its own scene. This is the one and only time Testament tried to apeal to the general masses. My first listen to a video, electric crown and I was like wow this is interesting between all the grundge coming out but when the face of testament was behind this music it felt so uninspiring compared to ... Read More Rating: - Testament is awesome....period!I know alot of people were not happy with this cd, comparing it to Judas Priest's "Turbo" album, but IMO it's a very good cd, yes it's mellower than LOW and The Gathering, but it's still an awesome effort, Electric Crown is one of my favorite songs, The Ritual and Return to Serenity are simply awesome, great melodic metal. anyway just give it a listen and if your a fan of Heavy Metal it's worth the investment. |
