Ride the Void

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Ride the Void
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 18, 2013
Genre Heavy metal
Length53:06
Label Nuclear Blast, Prosthetic
Producer Matt Hyde
Holy Grail chronology
Crisis in Utopia
(2010)
Ride the Void
(2013)
Times of Pride and Peril
(2016)

Ride the Void is the second album by Heavy Metal band Holy Grail released in 2013 in Europe through Nuclear Blast [1] and in North America through Prosthetic Records

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Holy Grail.

No.TitleLength
1."Archeus" (instrumental)2:15
2."Bestia Triumphans"5:48
3."Dark Passenger"4:11
4."Bleeding Stone"4:20
5."Ride the Void"4:30
6."Too Decayed to Wait"4:12
7."Crosswinds"4:07
8."Take It to the Grave"3:49
9."Sleep of Virtue"4:49
10."Silence the Scream"5:29
11."The Great Artifice"3:49
12."Wake Me When It's Over" (instrumental)1:15
13."Rains of Sorrow"4:32
Total length:53:06
Bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."Can't Hide the Wolf"4:01
Total length:57:07

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net (7.5/10) [2]
BW&BK (8/10) [3]
Under The Gun Review 8.5/10 [4]

Personnel

Holy Grail

Additional Personnel

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References

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