Reinvention and continuity – OOMPH! have been synonymous with self-renewal, pioneer spirit and carefree creativity for almost three decades. Gold and platinum awards, international top chart entries and their number #1 hit single 'Augen Auf' speak for themselves! Hardly a band has ever influenced the German musical scene so deeply and still keeps it heavily fascinated
The trio around CRAP, DERO and FLUX is now ready to release its thirteenth longplayer Ritual. „Our most aggressive, heaviest and darkest album in a while“, singer DERO states truthfully. After the signing with Napalm Records earlier this year, it's time to unveil all album details of their forthcoming Ritual.

The band states on Ritual: "We are very happy to introduce you to our new album "Ritual" today! This album contains 100% OOMPH!: We wrote, produced and mixed everything in our own recording studio! We used our time in between two tours to get some fresh and very inspiring impact of the recent live experiences and composed the majority of the songs in jam sessions all together. That probably explains why the songs on Ritual are hard, riff-heavy and dark. The album Artwork brilliantly supports the mystical character of our songs and lyrics and leaves plenty of scope for own interpretations."

Ritual is available as:

Jewel Case CD incl. 11 tracks
Ltd Edition DP (6 pages) incl .11 tracks + 3 bonus tracks
2 LP Gatefold
Deluxe Box incl. Ltd DP + 7inch vinyl (/w excl. track "Ich bin ein Fels"), Cover Flag, Mask Pendant
Digital Album

The upcoming tour of the new album Ritual will start in Germany at the beginning of March, followed by a full month throughout European hotspots in France, UK, Spain, Poland, Austria, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Switzerland. All tour dates can be found listed below:

Author Bio: AC Speed

Senior Editor

I started my career as a music journalist in 2013 and have been involved in the music industry as a touring musician, studio engineer and artist consultant since 2002, as well as previously being a signed artist. My passion for delivering high quality, informative music-related news is a daily driving force behind the content I create. Also a huge gaming nerd! Born in the United Kingdom and currently living in Sweden. Skål!

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