In this episode Daniel and Jonathan listen to three albums picked by last show’s The Ritual from a best-of 2021 list. The Ritual betrays them by picking something like itself. Jonathan gets burned out on vocal vibrato and must betray his past self while Daniel grapples with angsty teen poetry and Dream Theater lyrics.

Jonathan and Daniel then recommend some of their favorites:

Daniel’s Pick:

Skaldr - Scythe of Our Errors

Jonathan’s Pick:

Dust Lord - Machine Cult

Next, they review the albums picked by last episode’s The Ritual:

Band - Album

Solstice - Casting the Die

Dream Theater - A View From The Top of the World

Rhapsody of Fire - Glory For Salvation

The bands then face off in the Metal Gladitorium and face the previous victor to find a new champion!

Finally, The Ritual is ran and three new albums are picked from a pool of the best of 2021 to review next episode!

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