1) A hardcore/punk band from Recklinghausen, Germany.
2) A metalcore/hardcore band from Hamilton, Ontario, formed after the break up of Dead and Divine.
3) A British heavy metal band from London.
4) A goth punk band started in 1979.
5) A black metal band from La Crescenta, California.
6) A power metal band from Cornwall, Ontario.
7) A progressive rock band from Sweden.
8) A power/thrash metal band from Cleveland, Ohio.
9) A death metal band from Caerphilly, South Wales.
10) A death metal band from Našice, Croatia.
11) An 80s doom/heavy metal band from Belgium.
12) An 80s thrash metal band from Londrina, Brazil.
13) A dark drone/noise/ambient project from Russia.
14) A thrash metal band from Wollongong, Australia.
15) A 90s hardcore/metalcore band from Elowood, New Jersey.
16) A death metal from Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas.
17) A heavy/power metal from Washington, US.
18) A post-thrash/groove metal from Norridge, Illinois.
19) A heavy metal from Livingston, New Jersey.
20) A death/thrash metal from Apple Valley, California.
21) A thrash/groove metal band from Argentina.
22) A heavy metal from Argentina.
23) A death/thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil.
24) A thrash metal band from Águas de Lindóia, Brazil.
25) A death metal band from Bogota, Colombia.
26) A death metal band from Pereira, Colombia.
27) A melodic black/death metal from Nový Jicín, Czech Republic.
28) A thrash metal/thrashcore band from Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
29) A brutal death metal band from Lima, Peru.
30) A thrash/death metal band from Kalisz, Poland (changed the name to Space Ritual but after a hiatus reformed as Ritual again).
31) A brutal death metal band from Kołobrzeg, Poland.
32) An old school death metal band from Caerphilly, South Wales, England.
33) A death/black metal band from Mérida, Venezuela.
34) An alternative rock/post-hardcore band from Austin, Texas.
1. Ritual is a Hardcore/Punk band from Recklinghausen, Germany. Ritual started out in 2005.
2. Ritual is a metalcore/hardcore band from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The band is made up of ex-Dead and Divine frontman Matt Ryan Tobin (Vocals), Matthew Rigg (Bass), Aaron Le Tual (Guitar), Timothy Busa (Guitar), and Chris Cranston (Drums). Their debut self-titled album was released in 2015 on Bullet Tooth (Worldwide) and Distort / Fontana North (Canada).
3. Ritual is a British Heavy Metal band from London, England; formed in 1972. They are often mistakenly referred to as “Widow”, as the cover of their 1983 album “Widow” gave no indication of the band name.
4. Goth punk band Ritual started in 1979 and were one of the first goth punk bands but never got the same recognition as Sex Gang Children or Southern Death Cult. Prior to their first official 7", Ritual released a six track demo tape. They also recorded tracks for an LP called "Songs For A Dead King" but it was never released.
5. Ritual is a black metal band from Los Angeles, California; formed in 1994.
6. Ritual is a power/groove metal band from Cornwall, Ontario, Cananda.
7. Ritual is a Swedish progressive rock band.
Ritual was founded after Bröd failed.
8. Ritual is a Power/Thrash Metal band from Cleveland, Ohio, United States
9. Ritual is a Death Metal band from Caerphilly, South Wales, in the United Kingdom. Formed in 1988.
10. Ritual is a Death metal band from Našice, Croatia.
11. Ritual was a 80s heavy metal band from Belgium.
12. Ritual is a Russian 24 o clock first death radiostation.
13. Ritual is an metal band from Londrina, Brazil, best know for their song "Senhor das Trevas", formed in the 80's.
14. Ritual is a new school hardcore band from Elowood, NJ. They had released only one album with 3 songs on it in 1993.
The Disease Is Me
Ritual Lyrics
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makes me leave behind the bitterness.
The shit I swallow suffers no regret.
I’m punished with neglect.
Disease is me.
Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust.
Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust.
All my emotions have been crushed.
Touch me.
Heal me.
Disease is me.
Tell me
You love me.
I want to believe.
I want to believe that there is something more
than loneliness and remorse.
Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust.
I am nothing, I am crushed.
The lyrics to Ritual's song The Disease Is Me convey a sense of hopelessness and despair. The narrating voice feels stuck in a cycle of bitterness and neglect, unable to break free from the weight of their suffering. The use of the metaphor of disease reflects the idea that these negative emotions and thoughts have infected the singer's being, causing them to feel lost and crushed.
The repetition of the lines "ashes to ashes, dust to dust" highlights the inevitable cycle of life and death, underlining the singer's feelings of insignificance and lack of purpose. They plea for someone to touch them and heal them, expressing a desire for love and connection. However, they also admit to struggling to believe in the possibility of something beyond their current state of existence, characterized by loneliness and remorse.
Overall, the lyrics to The Disease Is Me paint a picture of a person consumed by their own negative emotions, struggling to find a way out of their suffering and hoping for some kind of salvation.
Line by Line Meaning
Not even the deepest of all breaths
No matter how deep of a breath I take
makes me leave behind the bitterness.
I can't escape the bitterness I feel inside
The shit I swallow suffers no regret.
The pain and negativity I internalize doesn't go away
I'm punished with neglect.
I am punished by the lack of care and attention I receive from others
Disease is me.
The negative emotions inside of me are a disease
Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust.
I am nothing more than a mortal being whose life will end in death
I have no feelings, I am lost.
I am numb and disconnected from my emotions
All my emotions have been crushed.
My emotions have been suppressed and destroyed
Touch me.
I yearn for physical affection and closeness
Heal me.
I want someone to heal the pain inside of me
Tell me
Please tell me
You love me.
That you love me
I want to believe.
I desperately want to believe that there is hope
I want to believe that there is something more
I need to believe that there is something beyond my current pain and suffering
than loneliness and remorse.
Something beyond the isolation and regret that consumes me
Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust.
Once again, I am reminded of my own mortality and eventual demise
I am nothing, I am crushed.
I feel like I am nothing and my spirit is broken
Contributed by Evelyn O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Bonzai Massacre
Mental drumming by the great Ray Mondo,love it!
Lily B
Great band, great song!!!
Albrecht
Fantastic stuff!
Vinylist70
I´am glad to discover some amazing music. THX for this.
SSYNTAXX
i came across this 7" a long time ago by pure luck. still have it. great ep.
ThePunkPostPunkTribe
yes yes! I have those here, but still need to rip them! i love these type of bands the most ;)
Lyndsey Franklin
great band first saw them supporting Uk Decay & Sex Gang Children at the Klubfoot in London
dobbdidi
Love this, had the single. Any more, Kangaroo Court, Inexcelsis and the like?
Fahri zebuth
ritual