Another name that has been doing the rounds recently, is that of Grief Ritual, who have built up a reputation with their explosive live shows at various festivals, and via the excellent Church Road Records, are about to unleash hell upon the world, with their debut album “Collapse”.
Building off the back of their 2022 “Spiritual Disease” release, produced by Pijn’s Joe Clayton, they return with more anger and frustration, and let’s face it, they’ve got a lot to be miserable about right now. With opening track and recently released single “Spiral” they channel their rage and tackle social issues where people aren’t living but merely existing due to years of austerity and greed from the rich and powerful in society. It’s a blistering noise, with crushing breakdowns and guttural vocals from Jamie Waggett, so if you want cheering up, avoid this record!!
The quartet pile on the misery further with “Recursion” which features vocals from Rachel Aspe of Cage Fight fame, and it’s like two jousters preparing for battle. I can feel the despair dripping from each note and each word, and it’s a heavy, heavy song that people will love listening to. “Gnaw” feels like you are being torn apart limb by limb by a force of nature, as it’s punchy and aggressive, which is what this album is all about.
