Ritual Decay
| Company type | Album |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | August 29, 2025 |
| Founder | Lowheaven |
| Products | Music album |
| Parent | MNRK Music Group |
Ritual Decay marks the first full-length release from Canadian post-metal group Lowheaven. The album became available on August 29, 2025, through MNRK Music Group, distributed in LP, CD, and digital formats.
Background
The production of Ritual Decay was overseen by the Movielife drummer Brett Romnes, while mastering duties were handled by Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg. The album's lead single, "Chemical Pattern," debuted on May 13, 2025.
Reception
Federico Zoppetti of New Noise awarded the album a 3.5-star rating, emphasizing its fusion of powerful hardcore intensity with melodic and emotive undertones set within a dark sonic atmosphere.
Gavin Brown from Distorted gave it a score of seven out of ten, commending its combination of screamo, post-hardcore, metal elements, and dynamic soundscapes as "beautiful, cathartic and cinematic." Sam Law from Kerrang! rated it four stars, characterizing the record as "an album capable of pulling even the cheeriest listeners into its hypnotic tailspin – then hurling them out on a wave of catharsis."
Personnel
Information taken from Bandcamp.
Lowheaven
- Mikey Buchta – performance
- Pat Pajak – performance
- Alex Pley – performance
- Dan Thomson – performance
Additional contributors
- Brett Romnes – production, mixing, recording
- Rob Chiarappa – engineering assistance
- Hannah Wrocklage – additional editing
- Dante Fortino – drums
- Magnus Lindberg – mastering