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Mantic Ritual Also known as Meltdown Origin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Genres Thrash metal, heavy metal Years active 2004–present Labels Nuclear Blast Website manticritual.com Members Adam Haritan
Ben Mottsman
Jeff Potts
Dave WatsonPast members Dan Wetmore Mantic Ritual (formerly Meltdown[1]) is a thrash metal band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The band released their debut album through Nuclear Blast Records.[1]
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History
Origin (2004-2007)
Under the name Meltdown, Mantic Ritual began writing and recording music in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania around 2004.[2] After the addition of guitarist Jeff Potts, the band moved to Hollywood, California in 2007 and quickly signed with metal giants Nuclear Blast.[3]
Executioner, Departure of Dan Wetmore (2008-2009)
Citing legal reasons,[1] the band chose to abandon the name Meltdown. This was also done to avoid confusion with other bands currently using the name. The band renamed themselves Mantic Ritual and moved back to their hometown of Pittsburgh, participating in national tours with bands including Rotting Christ and Destruction.
The band then recorded their debut album, Executioner,[4] with famed metal producer Andy Classen (Dew-Scented, Rotting Christ) at Stage-one Studios in Borgentreich, Germany.[5] It was released in Europe on February 27, 2009, and the US on March 10, 2009.
On September 15, 2009, six months after the US release of Executioner, Mantic Ritual announced through their MySpace that Dan Wetmore, the guitarist/vocalist, was leaving the band to pursue photography.[6] Wetmore said that although he enjoyed playing with the band and writing music, he could not see himself spending life on the road. In the same announcement, Mantic Ritual also stated that Grave Desire frontman Dave Watson, a good friend of the band, was to fill in for Dan as a temporary replacement for the September/October 2009 shows. Within a few weeks, Watson was asked to be the permanent guitarist/vocalist for Mantic Ritual, and is now playing full time with the band.[7]
Discography
- Executioner (2009)
References
- ^ a b c Nuclear Blast press release
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kLKGrVUTTk
- ^ http://www.thegauntlet.com/bio/4188/Mantic-Ritual.html
- ^ Amazon.com
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Classen
- ^ http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=33713926&blogId=510296411
- ^ http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=33713926&blogId=526369851
External links
Categories:- Musical groups established in 2004
- American thrash metal musical groups
- Heavy metal musical groups from Pennsylvania
- Musical groups from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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