Blood Ceremony [Vinyl] [Limited Edition]

Blood Ceremony | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (March 10, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Candlelight
• ASIN: B001CQP4LG
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,512 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Master of Confusion

2. I'm Coming with You

3. Into the Coven

4. A Wine of Wizardry

5. The Rare Lord

6. Return to Forever

7. Hop Toad

8. Children of the Future

9. Hymn to Pan

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blood Ceremony Deliver a classic!, December 21, 2008

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Robert Schaeffer (San Diego, Ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blood Ceremony (Audio CD)

Blood Ceremony, deliver a beautiful fusion of classic Sabbath Riffs mixed with 70's Jethro Tull inspired tunes, this canadian group's singer is not your typical vocalist, she plays exquisit flute passages and solo's and between her beautiful Vocals she jams the hammond B organ, This is a jewel for fans of Sabbath inspired riffs with searing flute solos and serious Doors influenced Organ playing, The vocals are wonderfully clear and you find yourself singing these cathy tunes, This is for fans that want a change of pace from there typical doom bands with more musicianship and horror and drug and occult type of lyrical content VERY FUN!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More old/new music from Rise Above, high quality output continues., December 19, 2008

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D. Hamilton-Smith "dave" (Merrye Olde Engelond) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blood Ceremony (Audio CD)

God bless Rise Above records. Not only have they unleashed the likes of Electric Wizard and Orange Goblin upon the world, they've also become a leading exponent of this retro-rock Movement Without a Name - either reissuing lost psych/doom/prog classics or creating all new ones via bands like Witchcraft, Diagonal and now Blood Ceremony, who are surely the most unapologetic homage so far.

The vocal style, lyrical themes, artwork, instrumental setup.... well, pretty much the whole thing harks back to a time when this sort of thing was new, underground, as heavy as it got, and somewhat dangerous too. It's a good job that these 21st Century exercises in nostalgia are authentic and reverential, undertaken by true fans, or the whole thing could descend into a kitschy waste of wax, but once this album is listened to more intently the clues to its youth become more apparent. For a start, these riffs are as Sleep as they are Sabbath - they are inclined to crawl away from the blues and towards more arcane and ominous atmospheres. The guitar is more up front than, say, Comus or Black Widow, and one gets a sense that the band has honed its ability to be powerful live act by today's standards, not just by yesterday's. All this has informed the delivery of these smart and colourful heavy rock songs, to the point where it feels like the songs themselves want to be heavier than they are.

In fact, that's the only problem with 'Blood Ceremony' - the music WANTS to be more powerful, more distorted, more hammered-home than it is. The keyboard and flute parts are lighter than their 1970 counterparts. It's a pretty minor gripe though, this album is a great listen and a worthy purchase for fans of many overlapping styles, past and present.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hammer (Horror, that is) of the Gods, November 30, 2008

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happydogpotatohead "happydogpotatohead" (New Orleans, LA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blood Ceremony (Audio CD)

Blood Ceremony invokes a time when pagan rockers stalked the earth. Fans of Black Widow (of "Come to the Sabbat" fame), Black Sabbath, and early Jethro Tull/Blodwyn Pig will find this just the thing to celebrate dark (or not so dark) rituals by. Heavy guitar alternates with organ and flute as vocalist Alia O'Brien weaves tales of rituals and witchcraft fit for making it Halloween any time of year. Overall, the album has a classic rock feel that can't be faulted. As a side note, I would recommend buying the CD over the MP3 version, because the CD has a better mix and a more powerful presence. And really, this kind of heavy music needs to be played out loud, on big speakers. Excellent debut from these Canadian "witch rock" specialists and well worth having.