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| Released | September 23, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
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| Length | 51:04 | |||
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| Producer | Chris Goss | |||
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Atomic Ritual is the third studio album by the American stoner rock band Nebula. It was released on September 23, 2003, by Liquor and Poker and Sweet Nothing Records. [2] [1] The album was reissued in 2022 by the band's current label, Heavy Psych Sounds Records. [3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− [5] |
| Exclaim! | (positive) [6] |
| KNAC.com |  [7] |
| Uncut | [8] |
Atomic Ritual was released to mostly positive reviews from critics. AllMusic called Nebula a "hard-working power trio [that] sounds like it has been hanging out in the garage since 1973, blissfully unaware of the changing world outside. Which is definitely to its benefit". [4]
All songs written by Eddie Glass and Ruben Romano except where noted.
Some copies of the CD come with a Liquor and Poker sticker. On one of the flaps of the album case there are 5 lines of text reading:
Underneath this the initials A.C. are printed. These are the initials of occultist Aleister Crowley, the author. This is not Nebula's only Aleister Crowley reference; their MySpace tagline is a direct quote from Crowley: "Do what thou wilt, shall be the whole of the law."
"So It Goes" is featured on the soundtrack to Tony Hawk's Underground 2 . It also contains references to Kurt Vonnegut's book Slaughterhouse-Five .
The Land of Rape and Honey is the third studio album by American industrial metal band Ministry, released on October 11, 1988, by Sire Records. This is the first Ministry album to include bassist Paul Barker and marks a departure from the band's previous two synthpop and EBM records. It incorporates heavy metal guitars and industrial music influences, and Al Jourgensen uses distorted vocals in his natural accent, rather than the faux British accent of previous albums. The resulting sound was influential in the industrial metal genre and is Jourgensen's favorite Ministry album. The album was certified gold by the RIAA in January 1996.
Fu Manchu is an American stoner rock band formed in Orange County, California in 1985. The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout the 80s and 90s, but has remained consistent since 2001. The band currently consists of founding guitarist turned lead vocalist Scott Hill, bassist Brad Davis, lead guitarist Bob Balch and drummer Scott Reeder.
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MeteorCity Records is an American record label founded in 1997 by Jadd Shickler and Aaron Emmel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. With the release of its compilation album Welcome to MeteorCity showcasing young unsigned Kyuss-like bands, MeteorCity helped launch the stoner rock genre and many of the genre's first bands, plus side projects from members of well-known bands including The Atomic Bitchwax and Hermano. MeteorCity Records was one of the first record labels dedicated exclusively to Stoner rock, doom metal, sludge metal, drone metal and psychedelic rock.
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Sun Creature is the second EP by the American stoner rock band Nebula. The album is compared to Fu Manchu's Eatin' Dust stating that there are many "similarities" in the sound and energy of it. Some CD copies of the EP contain a nine-minute bonus track entitled "Fly On". A shortened "remixed" copy of the song can be heard on Dos EPs compilation. It is out of print.
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