Ritual 5/20/2019 whether it's capturing Neil alone

whether it's capturing Neil alone (Bruce Springsteen's "My Hometown") or in tandem with White (a version of Willie Nelson's "On the Road Again" that always seems just on the verge of falling apart

and the vocals are full-bodied but generally stop a few notches short of histrionic

and the pile-driver guitars of Glen Matlock and Steve Jones move the songs along like a well-oiled but ornery machine

with special guest performers including Solange

Ritual 5/20/2019 whether it's capturing Neil aloneRising above the predictable black din of contemporary death metal can be a formidable task, but Michigan based melodic death rockers the Black Dahlia Murder manage to do just that on their fifth studio album, the relentless and rewarding Ritual. Employing a lethal mix of old school American thrash, Scandinavian black metal, Carcass era grindcore, and classic dual lead power metal, Ritual roars in like a runaway train and leaves the listener in