Pittsburgh death-doom tyrants Ritual Mass have introduced the arrival of their debut full-length album, Cascading Distress, due out September 5 by way of 20 Buck Spin. Be at liberty to get yourselves completely devastated under because of the appropriately-named single “Immeasurable Hell”.
“Whereas the remainder of Cascading Distress offers in non secular bedlam,” stated Ritual Mass, “‘Immeasurable Hell’ is a declaration of collapse, the sound of nature and humanity starting to circle the drain.”
Engineered by Greg Wilkinson (Ulthar, Post-mortem, Undergang) at Mr. Smalls Recording Studio in Pittsburgh and blended/mastered at his Earhammer Studios in Oakland, Cascading Distress sounds each large and putrid, thick with the dread-soaked aura of bands like Vastum, Krypts, and Funebrarum.
Visually, the album’s bleakness is matched by the quilt portray, brand, and format created by the band’s P. Trona, with extra art work from Bo Orr and Erik Von Bartholomaus, plus gorgeous 35mm images by J. Adams.
The discharge of Cascading Distress additionally marks a milestone for 20 Buck Spin, as Ritual Mass turns into the primary band from the label’s present hometown of Pittsburgh to affix its revered roster. For followers of Incantation, Abhorrence, Phrenelith, Grasp, and the slow-motion dread of Disembowelment, Ritual Mass‘ debut is important listening.
Preorders for Cascading Distress can be found now by way of the 20 Buck Spin webshop and Bandcamp.
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