From Manchester in the UK comes psychedelic/stoner rock act Ritual King, and their new album for Ripple Music, The Infinite Mirror. This power trio combines dark psychedelic with doom, blues, and the heavier spectrum of the grunge scene, notably Alice in Chains and Soundgarden, for a new album featuring just five lengthy tracks, but plenty of power. "Flow State" is terrific, as big meaty riffs collide with hypnotic vocals and loads of trippy atmosphere, while "Worlds Divide" stomps and bumps like vintage Soundgarden, but with a jammy sense that takes you back to that debut Black Sabbath album way back in 1970. There's the haunting, doomy "Landmass", the wild psych freakouts mixed with doom metal thunder of "Tethered", and the slow-building, trippy, almost desert rock of the nearly 10-minute title track.
The Infinite Mirror was my first experience with the might of Ritual King, and I'll likely dip back into their catalog for more while we wait for their next one.
Track Listing
1.
Flow State 09:29
2.
Worlds Divide 07:28
3.
Landmass 07:14
4.
Tethered 11:50
5.
The Infinite Mirror 09:32
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