Mantic Ritual awakens. Stay AWAKE!!

Good ol' "Japan" Nick Perkel brought a bit of news to the forefront with this article. All I have to say is MANTIC RITUAL is BACK, baby!

Okay…okay, I need to take it down a notch. I'm just excited. So far, they are reforming to play this year's Thrasho De Mayo in Los Angeles. That's all, it seems. Sorry. So sorry.

Baby steps. Baby steps.

You see, Mantic Ritual should afford the possibility of this little get-together to become a full-fledged reunion. Why? Because back in 2009, they released the stellar thrash album Executioner, and then let that Perkel jerk see them live on three different occasions before slowly falling apart.

What I'm trying to say, other than being jealous of anyone fortunate enough to see them on tour, is that their first album was a solid and slamming stepping stone to something earth-shattering - and I wanna HEAR it.

So enough of this not-yet realized fabled modern thrash classic which dances around in my dreams like a treasure of shining brilliance I cannot embrace! Album #2 needs to happen, dammit!

Mantic LICHual!

Confirmed by the Lichmaster Tom Martin: The fill-in guitarist and bassist for Lich King's upcoming US tour are Jeff Potts and Ben Mottsman from Mantic Ritual!

I predicted the spots would be filled by the dudes from Diamond Plate, but I guess I have to be wrong at least a couple times in my life.

Anyway, as a fan of Mantic Ritual, Tom's announcement is killer news...no, actually it's bittersweet news. I am definitely happy for Lich King, BUT the tour is a limited one, sticking mainly to the east coast. The closest the tour will come to me is St. Louis, but that is still quite a trek from Kansas City.

Still, I wish the guys good luck on their summer tour. Maybe we'll get a live Lich King album out of this venture (?).