SADISTIC RITUAL have released their second album, The Enigma, Boundless, in its entirety via Prosthetic Records. The Atlanta, GA psychedelic thrash group’s sophomore full-length is nine tracks of hallucinogenic terror, infused with enough electrifying energy to propel them into the bright future they surely deserve.
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Listen to The Enigma, Boundless via Apple Music, TIDAL, Deezer, Bandcamp and Spotify
The Enigma, Boundless is available to order here.
Speaking on the album release, SADISTIC RITUAL comments: “Now that the public has access to The Enigma, Boundless they know what to expect out of our camp from now on. No trendy, formulated copycat gimmicks, but a universal take on heavy music. You can tune into our spot on Gimme Metal Radio on May 27 if you want to know more about our influences. And to our fans, you’ll see us on the road this year…”
SADISTIC RITUAL delivers classic thrash licks in spades, set against a backdrop of chugging, headbang-worthy tunes. The accessibility of their songs – which will delight metalheads across subgenres – belies the thought and consideration that goes into each element of SADISTIC RITUAL. Their strong DIY ethic means everyone’s getting their hands dirty along the way, and allows each member to play to their strengths. In the case of guitarist, Alex Parra, that includes notching up production credits on the recording of The Enigma, Boundless, Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Tomb Mold, Venom Prison) was brought in to master the album.
With a disdain for authority, and themes of real world horrors – specifically spiritual and political fears being confronted – running through the album, there’s a dark and sometimes paranoid undercurrent to the lyrical content on The Enigma, Boundless, penned by Southern and drummer, Joe Sweat. Throw in an affection for LSD and the psychedelic part of ‘psychedelic thrash’ starts to become further apparent. The Enigma, Boundless was written, recorded, and ritualized under the dystopian schism that was 2020 – and arrives here in 2022 to annihilate the fallacies of a fabricated reality.The distinctive album art was crafted through a collaborative process between artist Erica Frevel and Sweat, who shared themes, ideas and creative directions to guide her visual representations. Bassist LaMar George worked on the album layout, making the presentation of the overall album aesthetic a truly collaborative effort – and an accurate depiction of SADISTIC RITUAL in 2022.
Upcoming SADISTIC RITUAL show:
June 18 – The Enigma, Boundless album release show Boggs Social & Supply – Atlanta, GA
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