Description

Traditional heavy metal from Schleswith Holstein, Germany. The band was formed in 2001 but in 2004 Martin Zellmer departures from the band and since he had the rights to the band name the remaining 4 members had to come up with a new band name, choosing Titan Steele. Ritual Steele however went into a hiatus before Martin Zellmer revived the band with a completely new line-up to create the album ‘Invincible Warriors’ that were released in 2007. This split single was the last to be released with the old line-up. The Ritual Steele track ‘Savage Rider’ was recorded live at The Bunker in Lubeck on the 1st of February 2003. The B-side of this single features a track with the Finnish metal act Forever Winter. Forever Winter was founded in Huittinen in Finland in 1994. The band released three demos with gothic doom death metal before taking a year break. When they were reformed in 1996 they changed style to a more classic heavy metal way. The track here ‘The Doombell’ was originally released on the ‘Promo 2003’ demo but where then re-recorded at the Northern Stronghold in 2004 especially for this EP. Track listing: 1. Ritual Steel – Savage Rider 2. Forever Winter – Doombell