Ritual Productions To Release RAMESSES ‘Misanthropic Alchemy’ + Bonus Tracks On Double CD & Vinyl

In the wake of the recent news of RAMESSES split, Ritual Productions are not in mourning, rather they have chosen to celebrate the legacy of RAMESSES in UK metal history, and remind everyone why, they have been hailed “one of the most important bands in UK metal“. We can now proudly unveil Ritual Productions‘ plans to release a mammoth RAMESSES retrospective collection reissuing “Misanthropic Alchemy” (recorded and mixed by Billy Anderson – Melvins/Sleep/Neurosis) on Double CD and Double LP complete with previously unreleased live material and the EPs “We Will Lead You to Glorious Times“, “The Tomb“, plus “The Glorious Dead” – until now only available on vinyl.

On this special edition of ‘Misanthropic Alchemy‘ we are reminded of RAMESSES at their prime, bursting into people’s consciousness with astonishing immediacy. Their bone shatteringly heavy riffs, monolithic sub bass, pulverising drum blasts and staggeringly powerful vocal are all delivered with layers of cosmic filth and inter-cut with disturbing samples. These Double LP and CD editions of ‘Misanthropic Alchemy‘ show a band who move effortlessly between doom, sludge, death and black metal, ultimately revealing their varied material in a fresh new light.

Never has there been a better time to delve back into this early catalogue, now restored to glory and presented as a timeless artefact to collect and treasure for years to come.

The double 12″ LP comes on 180gram vinyl, with silver mirror board 5mm spine sleeve, printed gold inner sleeves & 2 previously unreleased live tracks, the track listing is as follows:

Side A
Ramesses Part 1
Ramesses Part 3

Side B
Lords Misrule
Coat Of Arms

Side C
Terrordactyl
Before The Jackals

Side D
Earth Must Die

Bonus tracks:
Lords Misrule (Live at the Purple Turtle, London April 2010)
Ramesses Part 3 (Live at the Old Blue Last, London January 2010)

The Double CD comes in a black card gatefold jacket with silver print, double sided A3 poster, card sleeve for bonus disc with the following tracks list:

CD1
Ramesses Part 1
Ramesses Part 3
Lords Misrule
Coat Of Arms
Terrordactyl
Before The Jackals
Earth Must Die
Lords Misrule (Live at the Purple Turtle, London April 2010)
Ramesses Part 3 (Live at the Old Blue Last, London January 2010)

CD2
Witchampton
Master Your Demons
Ramesses II
Black Domina
The Tomb
Cult Of Cyclops
Universal Horror
Unholy Outburst #3
The Glorious Dead *

Notes:
CD2 tracks 1-4 from ‘We Will Lead You to Glorious Times’
CD2 tracks 4-8 from ‘The Tomb’

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