Ritual (The Black Dahlia Murder album)
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| Released | June 17, 2011 (Europe) | |||
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| Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
| Length | 45:27 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100 |
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| AllMusic | |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10 |
| Revolver | |
| Rock Sound | 9/10 |
| Sputnikmusic | |
Ritual is the fifth studio album by American melodic death metal band the Black Dahlia Murder. It was released on June 17 in Europe and on June 21 in North America via Metal Blade Records. It is the band's last record to feature Ryan "Bart" Williams on bass and Shannon Lucas on drums. The album sold 12,960 copies in the United States in its first week of release and debuted at No. 31 on the Billboard 200. The album has sold 51,000 copies in the US as of September 2015.