''Ritual'' is the thirteenth studio album by German
Neue Deutsche Härte
Neue Deutsche Härte (; "new German hardness"), sometimes abbreviated as NDH, is a subgenre of rock music that developed in Germany and Austria during the early-to-mid 1990s and during the early 2000s. Alluding to the style of Neue Deutsche Well ...
band
Oomph!
Oomph! is a German rock band from Wolfsburg, formed in 1989. The band pioneered the Neue Deutsche Härte movement. Their work contains lyrics in both English and German, with a shift towards German exclusively on recent albums (''GlaubeLiebeTod ...
.
The title was announced in a post on the band's official Facebook page on 15 November 2018. The band had earlier said they expected the album to release on 18 January 2019. On the following day, the official artwork for the album and a track listing, pre-order URL, and a segment of upcoming single "Kein Liebeslied" (Not a love song) were released, as well as reconfirming the release date. "Kein Liebeslied" was released on 30 November 2018 as the album's first single. The album's second single "Tausend Mann und ein Befehl" was released on 4 January 2019. All songs were released on January 18.
At the end of its release week, ''Ritual'' became the band's first #1 album, in their native Germany.
''Ritual'' is the last Oomph! album to feature singer Dero Goi, following his departure in 2021.
Track listing
Bonus tracks
These tracks are included on the digital download,
digipak
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Jewel case
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CD, vinyl, and limited edition box set releases.
In addition, the limited edition box set features a 7" vinyl with the exclusive song "Ich bin ein Fels" ("I Am a Rock").
Tour
The band toured in support of the album in the following locations and dates
*1 March 2019 –
Capitol
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, Hanover, Germany
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*2 Mar – Astra, Berlin, Germany
a
*3 Mar –
Markthalle Hamburg
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, Hamburg, Germany
a
*5 Mar – Zeche, Bochum, Germany
a
*6 Mar – Schlachthof, Weisbaden, Germany
a
*8 Mar – Im Wizemann, Stuttgart, Germany
a
*9 Mar – Backstage Werk, Munich, Germany
a
*10 Mar – Kraftwerk Mitte, Dresden, Germany
a
*12 Mar – Taubchenthal, Leipzig, Germany
a
*13 Mar – Hirs'ch, Nuremberg, Germany
a
*15 Mar – Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany
a
*16 Mar – Iduna, Drachten, Netherlands
a
*17 Mar – La Laiterie, Strasbourg, France
b
*19 Mar – O2 Academy Islington, London, UK
b
*20 Mar – La Machine, Paris, France
b
*22 Mar – Sala Mon, Madrid, Spain
c
*23 Mar – Razzmatazz 2, Barcelona, Spain
c
*24 Mar – Ninkasi Kao, Lyon, France
b
*26 Mar – Kofmehl, Solothurn, Switzerland
b
*28 Mar – Conrad-Sohm, Dornbirn, Austria
b
*29 Mar – Nová Chmelnice, Prague, Czech Republic
b
*30 Mar – Dark Electro Festival, Warsaw, Poland
a: with Nervenbeisser
b: with Heldmaschine
c: with Mind Driller
Charts
References
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Oomph! albums
Napalm Records albums
2019 albums
German-language albums