Ritual Mess

Ritual Mess is a screamo/powerviolence project active since 2009. The lineup includes figures associated with Orchid and Ampere; Will Killingsworth and Jayson Green are mentioned in reviews of the 2014 release Vile Art.

Formed in 2009; released Vile Art in September 2014 via the Clean Plate Bandcamp; members include Will Killingsworth (guitar/production) and Jayson Green (vocals) and contributors from Ampere; sound described as raw, urgent, and evocative of early 2000s screamo and Gravity Records post-hardcore. Album composed of eleven tracks and runs around twenty minutes (as described in reviews).

Ritual Mess is presented as a screamo/powerviolence project active since 2009. The 2014 album Vile Art (Clean Plate Bandcamp) is described as raw, urgent and evocative of Orchid-era sound. The record is short (~20 minutes), intense, and steeped in post-hardcore nostalgia.

For:Fans of screamo, post-hardcore, Orchid and Ampere listeners, and followers of underground hardcore revival scenes.