| Ritual. | ||||
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| Released | February 1991 (Czech Republic) 1994 (worldwide) | |||
| Recorded | 5–9 December 1990 at Studio C | |||
| Genre | Black metal | |||
| Length | 40:03 (vinyl) 50:25 (CD) | |||
| Label | Monitor (Czech Republic) Osmose Productions (worldwide) | |||
| Producer | Miloš Doležal | |||
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Ritual. is the debut album by Czech black metal band Master's Hammer, initially released through independent label Monitor in 1991. It was later distributed elsewhere and re-released in CD format by Osmose Productions in 1994; Osmose's version contains two bonus tracks. Many tracks of the album were re-recorded from their 1990 demo tape The Fall of Idol.
The track "Jáma pekel" would eventually be re-recorded for Master's Hammer's 2009 album Mantras.
Music videos were made for the tracks "Černá svatozář"[1] and "Géniové".[2]
The track "Útok" was dedicated to Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey.