The Headless Ritual is the sixth

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, released in 2013 through

Peaceville Records Peaceville Records is a British independent heavy metal record label. The label was founded by Paul "Hammy" Halmshaw (of the bands Instigators and Civilised Society) in Dewsbury, England in 1987, who was also a one-time drummer of Sore Throat ...

. It is the second album since the band's 2009 reunion.

Background

Autopsy reunited in 2009, and released

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in May 2011, toured and released the Born Undead DVD in 2012. Autopsy announced on October 23, 2012 that they were preparing to enter the studio, saying in a press release that the album would be their "heaviest, darkest and most devastating album to date." They also predicted a mid-2013 release, and recorded the album in early April 2013. It would be the second album to feature the reunion lineup of

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, Eric Cutler,

Danny Coralles Danny Coralles is one of the current guitarists in the band Autopsy and was co-founder with drummer Chris Reifert of Abscess. Autopsy is back again and have been so since 2009 which is currently producing new material and is actively playing sele ...

and Joe Trevisano.

Track listing

Personnel

;Autopsy *Eric Cutler – guitar, vocals on "Running From the Goathead" *

– guitar *Joe Trevisano – bass *

– drums, vocals ;Production *Adam Munoz – recording, mixing * Joe Pentagno – cover art

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Headless Ritual, The Autopsy (band) albums 2013 albums