---
title: "Ritual"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/ritual-97dfc6dd"
genre: "Black Metal"
formed: 1993
---

# Ritual

**Ritual** is a black metal band, active 1993 to present.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Ritual |
| Genre | Black Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | La Crescenta-Montrose |
| Formed | 1993 |
| Releases in catalog | 5 |

## Genres

[Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1995 | [The Summoning](https://themetalnet.com/album/dd56fe10-ed91-4868-a126-8da7299c3b1c) | Album |
| 1997 | [Demonic Winter Metal](https://themetalnet.com/album/d67d0729-9bd9-35db-b714-f60f9cf9d1bc) | Album |
| 1998 | [Soldiers Under Satan's Command](https://themetalnet.com/album/e3f5575d-bc79-4f85-9c91-463e0c866520) | Album |
| 2011 | [The Resurrection](https://themetalnet.com/album/b7c86d20-7f21-4c53-82ba-8f699b998a95) | Album |
| 2018 | [Epic Sagas](https://themetalnet.com/album/5298f74e-5f8d-4a24-a49b-bbbca36fe011) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Bathory](https://themetalnet.com/band/bathory) (listened together)
- [Damnatör](https://themetalnet.com/band/damnator) (same tags)
- [Grave Violator](https://themetalnet.com/band/grave-violator-420fd530) (same tags)
- [Nocturnal](https://themetalnet.com/band/nocturnal) (same tags)
- [Tyrant](https://themetalnet.com/band/tyrant-449753d1) (same tags)
- [Gimp](https://themetalnet.com/band/gimp) (same tags)
- [Urn](https://themetalnet.com/band/urn) (same tags)
- [Poisoned Blood](https://themetalnet.com/band/poisoned-blood) (same tags)
- [Satan’s Wrath](https://themetalnet.com/band/satan-s-wrath) (same tags)
- [IronFister](https://themetalnet.com/band/ironfister) (same tags)
- [The Carnival](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-carnival) (same tags)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Ritual/5491
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ritualblackmetal
- bandcamp: https://ritualusbm.bandcamp.com/
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/ianfleming

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/ritual-97dfc6dd](https://themetalnet.com/band/ritual-97dfc6dd). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt