Band Line Up 2019

Grief Ritual are a blackened hardcore band, from the South West, UK, that combine elements of heavy hardcore, black metal, post-metal and grindcore to create a raw abrasive sound that can shift from the crushingly heavy to bleak ethereal funeral drone inside the space of one song.

Formed in late 2018, their debut EP 'Life is a Phase' followed in December of that year and was described as "five tracks of truly brutal hardcore that veers into sonically unique territory without losing any of its impact", by Caleb Newton of Captured Howls Zine / New Noise Magazine and "An amazing debut that is aggressive, unique and has a great mix of black metal and hardcore/grindcore", by Gerard McElwee of blackmammoth666.blogspot.com.

They have gigged extensively since then; playing with bands such as Ascaris, Engorgement, Climate of Fear, Road Mutant, Revolve, Monolithian, Lotus Eater and Ithaca, and drawn praise for their crushing live shows. 

Their second EP 'Moments of Suffering' was recorded by Joe Clayton (Pijn / Leeched) at No Studio in the summer of 2019 and is set for release in the coming months.

For fans of: Cult Leader, Harms Way, Conjurer, Full of Hell, Deafheaven, Trap Them and Leeched.

We are delighted to be given the opportunity to come and play the New Blood stage at Bloodstock this year. To be able to appear at the festival fulfills a long held wish by the band and the chance to perform alongside some of the biggest names in the metal scene; such as Parkway Drive, Cancer Bats, Cradle of Filth and Children of Bodom will be an amazing experience.