Beginning life as a side project of Quebecois black metal superhero J.F. Bertrand (Forteresse, Déliquescence, Nordmen, Brume D’Automne, Ur Falc’h), Starlight Ritual has made a drastic transformation over the course of its short history. Starting as a slow n’ low doom metal band, the group’s present incarnation is that of a hard-rocking metal outfit with ties to the golden age of Canadian and British ’70s rock and metal with bits and bobs of the ’80s Sunset Strip scene stuffing their shorts for a little extra oomph. The band recently issued their debut full-length, Sealed in Starlight, a boots-on-the-ground, lunch-box carrying, a meaty fist to the chops display of ripping guitars, four-on-the-floor drumming and air raid siren vocals designed as background tunes for equal amounts of fighting...
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