Review: Ritual Knife – Hate Invocation

Review by Lord Ixion

Ritual Knife – Hate Invocation

Record Label: Fallen Empire Records

Year: 2017

Rating: 7/10

This release isn’t a “typical” Fallen Empire release, if I could use this term. And that’s because Ritual Knife’s debut, is a 26min Black/Punk release, a genre that isn’t so familiar among the ranks of FE.

As anyone can easily imagine, “Hate Invocation” draws its influences from Bone Awl – the first band that played this mix of BM and punk. But since Bone Awl are, or better, were inactive for such a long time, this release is a very good substitute! If you are longing raw, minimal unpolished Black Metal with a good punk feeling and attitude, then “Hate Invocation” is for you!

Ritual Knife (US) – Hate Invocation (2017)