{"id":930,"date":"2010-05-31T22:09:02","date_gmt":"2010-06-01T03:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2.dougkubert.com\/blog\/?p=930"},"modified":"2010-05-31T22:24:50","modified_gmt":"2010-06-01T03:24:50","slug":"ritual-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/2.dougkubert.com\/blog\/?p=930","title":{"rendered":"Ritual Device"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Ritual Lips \/ Grandma 7″
\n<\/em> Aural Rape, 1991<\/p>\n

Probably one of the most literal versions of the “pigfuck” genre \u2014 loosely defined as ugly midwestern noise rock with a nasty mean streak, ala Big Black, Killdozer, Drunks With Guns<\/strong>, etc. \u2014 this Omaha band of miscreants was a minor legend in these parts, upping the ante for twisted records and live performances. Being a fellow Nebraskan, I had the opportunity to see them a number of times and still consider them on par with more widely known acts of the era. One particularly memorable scene (as recounted in the Horror Punk 101<\/a> countdown last Halloween) was seeing them open for the Jesus Lizard<\/strong> at Gabe’s Oasis in Iowa City. Being a college town, there was a sizable and drunken crowd, and at one point in Ritual Device’s set, singer Tim Moss started tossing out rendering plant refuse into the crowd. I can still see the shocked horror in the eyes of a pair of alternagirls picking up leathery, hairy sow ears, thinking it was some type of sticker toss or something. And that pretty much sums up the Ritual Device experience: ugly, visceral, and unnerving. And brutally rifftastic with a sick sense of humor. Members went on to other heavy ’90s bands like Men of Porn<\/strong> and Ravine<\/strong> after releasing a few other 7″s, a split 10″ with Killdozer, and a solid LP, Henge<\/em>. Here’s their rare debut 7″\u2026<\/p>\n

DOWNLOAD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ritual Device – “Ritual Lips<\/a>”
\n Ritual Device – “Grandma”<\/a><\/p>\n

LINKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ritual Device on Built On A Weak Spot blog<\/a>
\nRitual Device\/Ravine history from Lazi-i.com website<\/a><\/p>\n

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