Ritual Servant brings the thrash on their second full length, Albus Mendacium, an album you will want to check out.
Ritual Servant have been releasing material since their demo ep 777 in 2017. In 2019 their first full length, Metallum Evangelli was released and included the demo tracks remastered. Since that time the band has been releasing the ep’s Veritas in 2021 and Misericordiae and Opinione in 2022, which make up most of the songs on their now second full length, Albus Mendacium, where the songs have been redone. The album was produced, recorded, and mastered by Brian McKenzie who also added the session bass tracks. Additional drum and lead guitars were produced by Nathan Crane and Ryan Roebuck. The thrash band has a mission to promote the message of Christ using scripture as a basis for their songs and the theme of Albus Mendacium is taken from Matthew 7:15-16…”Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them…”
Albus Mendacium is one of those albums that immediately forces you as a listener to sit up and take notice. A fast, heavy riff and pounding drum backing open up “Whitewashed Tombs” which is quickly joined by an early layered short guitar solo, all of which immediately brings to mind thrash bands like Megadeth in particular when you think about song structure and composition and that holds throughout the track with Patrick Best’s vocals also carrying a bit of a Dave Mustaine sneer to them although not sounding like Mustaine as Best choose more to bark out the words. The guitars are simply amazing and work so well in the song. Given the title, I knew immediately what the song was going to be about as this is common subject matter for Christian bands, but the band’s approach reminded of how Metallica approached “Creeping Death”, than what I typically hear from Christian bands, which helps retain authenticity.
Roxx Records has teamed up with UK Christian rockers Stairway to release the definitive and very special 30th anniversary edition of “No Rest:No Mercy”.
Vultures Gathering is a collaborative effort from three musicians from around the world. Chaz Bond (BioGenesis) in Ohio, USA was contacted to do clean vocals for a Malaysian metal band of which Andre Chiang was a member. Andre (Shamash, Necromanicide) and Chaz hit it off and started talks of a side project that would be Gothenburg style with a nod to NWOBHM. They wanted the music to be dark, somber and melodic with deep lyrics. After Chaz and Andre finished the first song, Andre introduced Ryan Roebuck (Ritual Servant, Motivik) from Georgia, USA to the project and the lineup was solidified. They signed with Roxx Records and released their debut album, The Hunt, on April 14, 2023.
In our quest to bring you the best in Christian Metal today and classic releases from from yesteryear, we get stoked when those two meld together! We are excited to be bringing you, not one but two, brand new EP’s from Deny The Fallen
Shining Force hailing from the Houston Texas area began way back in 1995 and has been rocking hard for over 25 years. But this release is a little extra special, we will have lots of surprises on the way for this one. Including an excellent guest singer that absolutely ‘Rips’