»What is sleep?«

Geoff Farina asked in an awesome Karate tune. This weekend I actually figured out the meaning of this question. We were on the road for three shows with Rise and Fall, Oathbreaker and Hessian, which was big fun, obviously. It's just that going out and driving home over night (ridiculous van breakdown inclusive) didn't really leave much time to sleep. But I mean I'm not complaining at all - this weekend was great. So we're more than psyched to continue the party next week, this time with our close friends in Patsy O'Hara. Just so you know: These shows will be our last German dates for a long time, so come out and bang your heads!

25.11.2011 Köln @ Aetherblissement w/ The Tourist
26.11.2011 Weimar @ Gerber 3 w/ Underparts, Cobretti
27.11.2011 Bremen @ G18 w/ Autistic Youth, Defect Defect

On another note, we hope to be able to announce something really awesome in the coming days. Be on the lookout!

And now for something completely different: Don't know if anyone of you is into house music, but I just have to post this amazing track. Enjoy!

Two brand new interviews online

There are two new interviews online. Both were done right after the tour. If you have some time to spare, check them out and feel free to tell us what you think about it.

This one was made for a nice Dutch e-zine called Some Will Never Know:
http://www.swnk.org/interviews/ritual/

And here's a German one. Sorry for not having a translation, maybe try Google Translator...
http://www.burnyourears.de/reviews/interview/14780-ritual-interview-mit-drummer-phillip-zum-album-paper-skin

Another great weekend in November

Besides our trip with RISE AND FALL, OATHBREAKER and HESSIAN we are playing one more weekend in November. We couldn't be any happier to have our good friends in PATSY O'HARA with us. Check out this beautiful flyer, designed by PATSY's singer Hassan Haider:

Would be cool to see you. Let's have a ball!


FB: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=264371413582053
POH: http://patsyohara.com

It's done.

We survived one month on the roads of Europe. We already miss our new friends in Soul Control. It's a rare pleasure to meet people that are so full of kindness and humour. We'd like to thank No Decline Booking for booking this tour and all the promoters, hosts and people who came out. And of course all the lovely bands we played with, such as Death is not Glamorous, Cheap Girls, Ceremony, All Teeth, La Dispute, Touche Amore, Lemuria and Landscapes. We hope to see you all again soon!

The first week of tour is done.

It's being great! We have three weeks left, which means you've got lots of possible shows to go to. Check the dates above to see, if your town is on our route. Soul Control is such an awesome band to tour with. They're unbelievably funny AND nice guys AND they're an awesome band! Listen to them!

Right now we're hanging out at Hafenklang, Hamburg and wait for the show to start. Our tour meets up with The Carrier, All Teeth and Landscapes today. Tomorrow we have our only off day since our first Sweden-show got cancelled. After that we're heading to Stockholm and hope to be able to jump in some of these amazingly beautiful lakes that adorn the roads to Stockholm.

See you somewhere along the way.

Bis an die Grenzen uns'rer Physik

Wir sind unterwegs
unterwegs zur Musik
bis an die Grenzen
uns'rer Physik
Wir bringen sie zum klingen
Sie bringt uns durcheinander
Wir versteh'n sie so wenig
wie wir uns untereinander
denn in manchen Momenten
ist sie für eine Weile
mehr als die Summe der einzelnen Teile
Wir leben von einem Glauben
der unserer Gegenwart
vorauseilt

Kante, 2001


Next Friday we are leaving for our longest tour so far: We are playing 31 shows in 30 days (indeed we are playing two shows on one day)! We are so excited, we don't even know if it's pleasant anticipation or fear or both of them. However, we cannot wait to play our new songs to so many people all over Europe. Please take a look at the tourdates, come around if you can and bring your friends. SOUL CONTROL are touring with us and they're awesome!

22.07.2011 Belgium, Kontich @ Lintfabriek
23.07.2011 Belgium, As @ Vlamrock
24.07.2011 Czech Republic, Rokycany @ Fluff Fest
25.07.2011 Germany, Dresden @ Chemiefabrik
26.07.2011 Austria, Höchst @ Juz Chillout
27.07.2011 Germany, Freiburg @ KTS
28.07.2011 Italy, Milano-Arese @ SGA
29.07.2011 Germany, Stuttgart @ Juha West
30.07.2011 Belgium, Mol @ Break Out Fest
31.07.2011 Germany, Hamburg @ Rote Flora
01.08.2011 Sweden, Norrköping @ Kulturhus
02.08.2011 Sweden, Stockholm @ Cafe Kupan
03.08.2011 Sweden, Lund @ Hemgarden
04.08.2011 Denmark, Frederica @ Fredericia Hardcore Festival
05.08.2011 Germany, Münster @ Sputnik Café
06.08.2011 Germany, Köln @ Underground (supporting Defeater)
07.08.2011 Germany, Trier @ Ex-Haus (supporting Youth of Today)
08.08.2011 UK, Brighton @ The Hydrant
09.08.2011 UK, Exeter @ Cavern
10.08.2011 UK, Huddersfield @ The Parish
11.08.2011 UK, London @ The Underworld (supporting Strife)
12.08.2011 Belgium, Ieper @ Ieper Fest
13.08.2011 Germany, Schneverdingen @ Move Your Ass Festival
13.08.2011 Germany, Hannover @ The Rise Fest
14.08.2011 Poland, Lodz @ Dekompresja Club (supporting Sheer Terror)
15.08.2011 Austria, Wien @ Escape
16.08.2011 Slovakia, Kosice @ Colloseum Club
17.08.2011 Austria, Steyr @ Röda (supporting Hot Water Music)
18.08.2011 Germany, Leipzig @ 4 Rooms
19.08.2011 Germany, Hohenstein @ Voice of Art Festival
20.08.2011 Germany, Berlin @ Cassiopeia

For now enjoy this classic video:

They call him the saber-toothed tiger.

'The Great Decay'

Today we give you another song off "Paper Skin". This one's the opener track called "The Great Decay". It is a very important song to us since this one pretty much set the pace for the writing process of "Paper Skin". After writing this song things didn't seem to be the same.

If you like what you hear, please share this with your friends. Thank you!

The Great Decay by Ritual

Ritual 2011

This picture was taken two weeks ago by Lisa Meine who works for the German music magazine VISIONS and it will appear in the next issue alongside an article on us, so all you German kids watch out for it. Our friend Casper is in it as well. We would like to thank Lisa for sending us this picture in advance!

Limited silk-screened LPs

Thanks to Benni/Black Ink our limited release-show-covers are already printed and ready to go. The LPs are limited to 100 pieces and come with a silk-screened extra cover. ONLY available at our two-release-shows in Essen and Berlin!