Ritual Device...

Before I barrage everyone with a bunch of new/upcoming releases to check out for the rest of this week, I figured I would squeeze in a post for something older and maybe new to some peoples ears out there. I always take great pleasure in posting about some of the great bands that were in or around this area at one time. One of those bands was Omaha, Nebraska’s Ritual Device who were around for a small period of time in the mid-nineties. Their sound was largely based around the crop of Chicago noise-rock bands at the time, which often landed them comparisons to that of The Jesus Lizard and Tar. That’s pretty good company to be in really.

Consisting of members Tim Moss (vocals), Mike Saklar (guitar), Randy Cotton (bass) and Eric Ebers (drums), the band released their full-length album Henge in 1993, which in turn led to their -ismist single “Rabe” and their 1994 10’’ split with the mighty Killdozer. Before their live album Trademark of Quality Years could hit shelves in 1995, the band had already decided to pack it in. What they left behind though was a fairly solid album and in my opinion an even further excellent single, which has been kindly posted below. Do check these guys out if you’ve never given them a listen before.

Henge:
Ritual Device – Hatesong #3 [MP3]
Ritual Device – Pretty Things [MP3]

Rabe 7’’:
Ritual Device – Pork Fist [MP3]
Ritual Device – Young at Heart [MP3]

Despite “breaking up” and losing singer Tim Moss the other 3/4th’s of the band forged on as a three piece and changed their named to Ravine, whom will most likely be a post on the blog at a later date. Moss ended up in Men of Porn and has since released a few albums with that group. Most of the members of Ritual Device/Ravine these days can be found in various bands lurking around Omaha. Anyone looking to pick up their album Henge can still do so through Amazon, there are an absurd amount of cheap used copies on there so I suggest snatching them up. Enjoy!