Destruction Ritual

About

Destruction Ritual is a Franco-American black metal trio formed around 2020 by vocalist MkM (of Antaeus and Aosoth), multi-instrumentalist TerrorReign (Necroblood, Impure Ziggurat) and American guitarist Arafel. After a self-titled demo tape in 2021, the band released its debut full-length *Providence* in September 2025 on End All Life Productions - a record that fuses second-wave black metal rawness with death metal violence and unsettling melody.

6

numbers on *Providence* (debut album, 2025)

70

copies of first pressing demo tape (2021, transparent red cassette)

What's new

2025-09
Debut album *Providence* was released on September 12, 2025 via the French label EAL Productions, with worldwide distribution by NoEvDia.
2025-09
PopMatters included *Providence* in its list of best metal albums of September 2025 and praised the combination of Antaeus DNA with orthodox black metal rhythm.
2021
The self-titled demo tape from 2021 was released in a first European pressing of only 70 copies on transparent red cassette via End All Life Productions.

Tracks

Providencetitle track of the debut album (2025), icy tremolo riffs and haunting atmosphere

Pride & Corrupted Dreamssecond track on *Providence*, classic metallic guitar work alongside chaotic black metal

Gone Days of Splendordragging mid-tempo number, one of the highlights of *Providence*

Closurecloser of *Providence*, shows the Antaeus influence most strongly

Destruction Ritualself-titled demo tape (2021), first release of the band on End All Life Productions

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