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Order RITUAL DICTATES on Bandcamp: https://ritualdictates.bandcamp.com/album/give-in-to-despair Follow the band on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7vy7gvLyJitQMfPqa0FJNQ === Ritual Dictates - a new metal band formed by Justin Hagberg (3 Inches of Blood) and Ash Pearson (Revocation) are ready to crush skulls in 2020! The debut album, Give in to Despair is set for international release on April 3rd via Artoffact Records on CD and vinyl formats. Ritual Dictates are inspired by a wide array of styles and instruments. The music itself has straightforward elements of metal and grind, with detours into anything from black metal to good-time rock 'n' roll. Picking up on inspiration from their respective previous bands Allfather and Angel Grinder, ex-3 Inches of Blood members Justin Hagberg and Ash Pearson (drummer of Revocation) are continuing down the heavy metal path while fusing their eclectic influences of black, grind, death metal, and classic rock into interesting new places. Mixed by ​Jesse Gander (​Bison, Anciients, Japandroids​) and mastered by ​Jason Corbett (​ACTORS​), the debut album ​Give in to Despair sees Mr. Hagberg and Mr. Pearson produce a savage onslaught of uncompromising heaviness. Guest musicians include ​Danko Jones​, ​Shawn Haché (​Mitochondrion, Auroch, Night Profound​), and ​Shane Clark​ (​Bison, 3 Inches of Blood​)! --- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artoffact/ Bandcamp: https://artoffactrecords.bandcamp.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/artoffact Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artoffact_records/ Listen to our 2019 compilation: j.mp/2Gny8Ch ►Toronto ►Reykjavík · artoffact.com