There are still a few concerts ahead for Ritual. However, the band from Recklinghausen wants to go their separate ways. Most of the band members are already deeply involved in their new bands, so we will certainly see them individually again soon. Here is the complete statement from the band blog:
Dear friends,
seven years is a long time. After giving it a good thought we have decided to break up. Let's do without these cheesy last words. We don't think we need to explain how much this meant to us and why we were doing it. When we started this band, we were still teenagers. Now we feel this band is coming to a natural end and that's pretty much it, although it may sound too simple.
It goes without saying that all of us are continuing to play music. Julian started a new hardcore band as a guitarist and they already have the studio booked for this summer. Pascal's and Philipp's punk band Messer already puts out its first album »Im Schwindel« this May. And Deni jams around in Berlin with various people and drinks lots of whiskey. However, we are still friends and are following each other's musical activities with huge interest.
That being said, our summer tour with Verse and Soul Control is now our farewell tour. After the tour we're going to play one last show in Recklinghausen in September and then it's done. It'd be great to see many of you at these shows! We'd like to make it a cautious farewell.
Thank you for everything! It's been a joyful ride.
Julian, Deni, Pascal & Philipp (Spring 2012)
The last concerts:
23.07.2012 AT-Vienna Aera + Verse, Soul Control
24.07.2012 Munich Feierwerk + Verse, Soul Control
25.07.2012 CH-Zurich Dynamo Werk 21 + Verse, Soul Control
27.07.2012 Karlsruhe Gotec Hoffestival + Verse, Soul Control
28.07.2012 Bausendorf Riez Open Air + Verse, Soul Control
29.07.2012 Lichtenstein Jz Riot + Verse, Soul Control
30.07.2012 Braunschweig B58 + Verse, Soul Control
31.07.2012 Berlin Bi Nuu + Verse, Soul Control
01.08.2012 PL-Warsaw Radio Luxembourg + Verse, Soul Control
02.08.2012 Hamburg Hafenklang + Verse, Soul Control
03.08.2012 BE-Knokke-Heist Zaal Ravelingen + Verse, Soul Control
04.08.2012 Cologne Allschools Fest + Verse, Soul Control
