Live @ Angry Youth Fest, Essen

Thank you, Alex, for posting this!

European Tour 2010 w/ ILLS

We're happy to announce another European tour in spring 2010. This time we'll hit the road with our Finnish friends ILLS. Two and a half years back we toured Finland with their old band SATURA LANX, so now we can't wait to spend some more good time with these lovely lads. This will also be the last tour in support of our latest output "Beneath Aging Flesh and Bone". We're doing the organisation of this tour on our own, this means we really depend on your help. If you'd like to have us in your city, drop me a line: philippjwulf@googlemail.com.

Further information:

RITUAL (GER / Reflections Records)
http://myspace.com/ritualeurope
http://ritualeurope.blogspot.com
http://reflectionsrecords.com

ILLS (FIN / Let It Ride Records)
http://illshardcore.com
http://myspace.com/illshardcore

Period: March 26th to April 10th

Number of persons: 9
Food: vegan!

Last shows for 2009

10.10.2009 Untergrund Club, Bochum, DE
w/ ZERO MENTALITY, LAST MILE

06.11.2009 Katakombe, Aschaffenburg, DE
w/ LIGHTHOUSE, SECOND TRY, ...

07.11.2009 Angry Youth Fest, Essen, DE
w/ RISE AND FALL, SEED OF PAIN, LIGHTHOUSE, AYS, IRON AGE

13.11.2009 Exil, Neustadt a. d. Orla, DE
w/ ALL FOR NOTHING, SCREWED UP, CHANCE TO RISE

14.11.2009 Ak44, Gießen, DE
w/ DENY EVERYTHING, ANNOTATION, TACKLEBERRY, ...

05.12.2009 Lorenz Süd, Münster, DE
w/ THE NOW-DENIAL, GOLDUST, ALPINIST, ...

06.12.2009 ACU, Utrecht, NL
w/ LORDS, THE HUNGER, CORNERED

Back home

We just came back from our 24-days tour with CARPATHIAN from Australia and our longtime friends in ANCHOR (mainland shows) and BRUTALITY WILL PREVAIL (UK shows). Needless to say, these were good times. With this entry, we would like to thank everyone who came out to see us and all the promoters who put a lot effort in setting up the shows. It's still not self-evident to us to experience so much hospitality, gentleness and courtesy.

Thanks to the great bands we played with: CARPATHIAN, ANCHOR, BRUTALITY WILL PREVAIL, AYS, GOLDUST, PATSY O'HARA, HANG THE BASTARD, SINK OR SWIM, MAROON, ALMOST HOME, WAY DOWN.

And by the way, listen to PRESS GANG:

We'll be using Twitter while on tour

Visit: twitter.com/team_ritual

Tourtagebuch (Fuze #17)

Summer Tour 2009

Dear Italy

On Saturday we're playing Feel Their Pain Fest in La Spezia. The promoters Riccardo and Andrea asked us to play one specific coversong... So this will be a rare occasion to hear this one live.

You won't be my guiding light in this world gone mad. I don't need any fairy tales to lean on. You manipulate the mind that still has to learn, replace thoughts with bullshit. Deception burns. You present yourself as caring but I can see right through. Slavery and mind control is all you quest for. I won't fall. You won't be my guiding light in this world gone mad. I don't need any fairy tales to lean on. You manipulate the mind that still has to learn, replace their thoughts with bullshit. Deception burns. I won't fall. I won't fall into your group in need of something to hold, I've got my mind and its thoughts are only mine. I need no religion to prove I exist, only room for my mind to learn what's right. Not no factitious male being, not no sexist book of lies. Not no factitious male being, not no sexist book of lies. I never needed a crutch to make me strong or to hold on to my own beliefs. And I'd never turn to suck a fucking lie, I'd never be that weak. Never. I won't fall.

May/June 2009 = Regeneration

It seems I'm beginning to neglect this blog. So what's going on with us? May and June are two lazy months it seems. Well, not really since everyone has to deal with his studies or work and since we are using this time for some other musical activities. Here's what's coming next:

The beginning of July will see us doing a short trip through Europe with our friends in LIGHTHOUSE from Augsburg. If you're not familiar with these lads, check them out at myspace.com/lighthousepunk. We'll be playing Prague together with PARKWAY DRIVE, then we're in Graz to play with KID POETRY and REWRITTEN and then we're in La Spezia, Italy to play at Feel Their Pain Fest. We are very happy to be able to support this animal rights benefit festival, since this is a matter that all of us attach a great importance to. Apart from that, there are a lot of other cool bands playing there, in particular GRAF ORLOCK and GHOSTLIMB.

At the end of July our tour with CARPATHIAN and ANCHOR kicks off.
Here are all the dates:

02.07.09 Czech Republic, Prague @ Futurum †
03.07.09 Austria, Graz @ Café Prost †
04.07.09 Italy, La Spezia @ Feel Their Pain Fest †
05.07.09 Germany, Wangen @ Juze Tonne †
24.07.09 Belgium, Maasmechelen @ Moshvalley Fest ♥
25.07.09 Germany, Köln @ Allschools Birthday Bash ♥
26.07.09 Netherlands, Arnhein @ The Stage ♥
27.07.09 France, Toulouse @ Le Saint des Seins ♥
28.07.09 Italy, Bologna @ Lazzaretto ♥
29.07.09 Italy, Lucinico (Gorizia) @ Pieffe Factory ♥
30.07.09 Austria, Salzburg @ Rockhouse Bar ♥
31.07.09 Germany, Braunschweig @ B58 ♥
01.08.09 Sweden, Stockholm @ Antifest ♥
02.08.09 Germany, Bielefeld @ AJZ ♥
03.08.09 Germany, Gotha @ The Londoner ♥
04.08.09 Germany, Berlin @ Cassiopeia ♥
05.08.09 Germany, Sulzbach-Rosenberg @ Juz Hängematte ♥
06.08.09 Germany, Wiesbaden @ Schlachthof ♥
07.08.09 Belgium, Knokke-Heist @ Sunrock ♥
08.08.09 Germany, Leisnig @ Sucks'n'Summer ♥
09.08.09 Germany, Kassel @ K19 ♥
10.08.09 UK, Southampton @ Hamptons *
11.08.09 UK, Birmingham @ The Swinging Sporran *
12.08.09 UK, Leeds @ Joseph's Well *
13.08.09 UK, Glasgow @ Ivory Blacks *
14.08.09 UK, Reading @ Face Bar *
15.08.09 UK, Peterborough @ The Park *
16.08.09 UK, London @ Underworld *

† w/ LIGHTHOUSE
♥ w/ CARPATHIAN & ANCHOR
* only CARPATHIAN

After this tour we will slow down a bit. An Ireland trip is planned for some time in autumn and a few weekend shows, as well. But most booking requests will not be accepted, because we slowly want to start writing new songs then. But now is not the time to think about those things.

Have a good time and take care of yourself.

Post-tour depression falls off.

Tour was amazing. We are doing fine.

This weekend we will play at the Rockfest in Schaffen, Belgium and then the weekend after that we play in Jena, Germany. Bang your heads!