When Hope is Pain, by Ritual Sacrifice

When Hope is Pain

by Ritual Sacrifice

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thrashforlife95 Absolute ripper of a brutal thrash album. If you like Demolition Hammer, Epidemic of Violence in particular, and haven’t listened to this, you’re missing out. Talk about underrated, turn this up and get your neck brace ready!!!! Favorite track: Drop Dead.

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1.	When Hope is Pain 03:46	info	buy track
2.	Once Precious Life 02:46	info	buy track
3.	Inhuman 03:18	info	buy track
4.	The Shape of Rage 03:17	info	buy track
5.	Drop Dead 03:41	info	buy track
6.	Empty Churches 03:35	info	buy track
7.	Where is God? 03:14	info	buy track
8.	Sleep Without Dreams 03:38	info	buy track
9.	Less Than Nothing 03:49	info	buy track
10.	This Other Self 01:08	info	buy track
11.	Final Exit 03:31	info	buy track
12.	Open Wound 03:19	info	buy track

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Recorded in 1995 at Triad Studios Warwick Rhode Island.

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released August 16, 1995

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Ritual Sacrifice Rhode Island

Jim Otis - vocals, Bill Pincins - guitar, John Skaare - drums, Rob Shultz - bass, Mike Longworth - guitar.

Ritual Sacrifice (demo) - 1989,
The Inhuman Race (demo) - 1990, Into Darkness, We Fall (demo) 1992, Bury the Living (demo) 1993, Dimmer the Light (demo) 1994, When Hope is Pain (album) 1995, & The Early Years 1988-1992 (compilation) 2007 ... more

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