Ritual. (Master's Hammer album)
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| Released | February 1991 (Czech Republic) 1994 (worldwide) | |||
| Recorded | 5–9 December 1990 at Studio C | |||
| Genre | Black metal | |||
| Length | 40:03 (vinyl) 50:25 (CD) | |||
| Label | Monitor (Czech Republic) Osmose Productions (worldwide) | |||
| Producer | Miloš Doležal | |||
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Ritual. is the debut album by Czech black metal band Master's Hammer, initially released through independent label Monitor in 1991. It was later distributed elsewhere and re-released in CD format by Osmose Productions in 1994; Osmose's version contains two bonus tracks. Many tracks of the album were re-recorded from their 1990 demo tape The Fall of Idol.
The sound on the album has drawn comparisons to Mayhem, Emperor, and Darkthrone.
The track "Jáma pekel" would eventually be re-recorded for Master's Hammer's 2009 album Mantras.
Music videos were made for the tracks "Černá svatozář" and "Géniové".
The track "Útok" was dedicated to Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey.