{"product_id":"absent-ritual-the-cryptic-descent-a-compilation-of-madness-tape","title":"Absent Ritual - The Cryptic Descent: A Compilation of Madness tape","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreat release with evil and catchy riffing and psychedelic leads from this brand new NYC based act. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased by Eternal Death\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehttps:\/\/eternaldeath.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-cryptic-descent-a-compilation-of-madness\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eABSENT RITUAL arose from a cryptic calling to manifest a sonic vision of maniacal, twisted catharsis. Forged in the flames of esoteric heavy metal and cast through the hallowed halls of classic progressive rock, it came to be as a serpent of darkened atmospheres, shrouded in mystery and exploratory labyrinthine wanderings. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe roots of ABSENT RITUAL began long ago, from deep within the sordid olde lands of NYC's heavy music landscape, drawing mystically and mythically from untold - and somewhat forgotten - corners of dark, experimental, avant-garde, and psychedelic musical undergrounds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result? ABSENT RITUAL's first public recording, The Cryptic Descent: A Compilation of Madness. Comprising three songs in 20 minutes, the power-trio's debut demo begins conservatively enough - marching, grimly melodic black metal - but soon reveals its true powers. As that march begins to morph into a strut and that melodicism turns more to actual guitar-soloing - the sort of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e rock gods rather than basement dwellers - ABSENT RITUAL present a significantly altered face: outsider black metal that doesn't belabor its \"outsider\" status and rather exists in its own idiosyncratic, psychedelia-drenched world than simply trying to \"be.\" To be sure, this is BLACK METAL alright, but it possesses an unorthodoxy that's refreshing in the present day and one that harkens to the ancient days of the genre, when bands were pulling from varied sources and approaches instead of ones already codified as \"black metal.\" And this is but the start of more Madness to come...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Feral Heart Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48348885713079,"sku":null,"price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/1547\/9479\/files\/a1448810718_10.jpg?v=1777440073","url":"https:\/\/feralheartprod.com\/products\/absent-ritual-the-cryptic-descent-a-compilation-of-madness-tape","provider":"Feral Heart Productions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}