Ritual of Battle

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Ritual of Battle is the second studio album by the underground hip hop collective Army of the Pharaohs. It was released on September 25, 2007, through Babygrande Records and runs 66 minutes and 36 seconds. The lineup on the album includes Vinnie Paz, Jus Allah, OuterSpace, Chief Kamachi, Reef the Lost Cauze, Esoteric, Celph Titled, King Syze, Des Devious, Doap Nixon, Demoz, and King Magnetic. Although Apathy is a member, he does not appear on Ritual of Battle; he explained in a MySpace blog that he was in Los Angeles recording with Styles of Beyond during the sessions. He did record one song, "A.O.T.P.," with Snowgoons for a later release, but it was not included on the album (it later appeared on Apathy's Hell's Lost & Found compilation). The album's first single is "Bloody Tears," featuring Planetary, Doap Nixon, Demoz and Vinnie Paz, and it is based on the Castlevania tune of the same name. Producers on the project include Esoteric, Celph Titled, Aktone, Vanderslice, Ill Bill, Sicknature, DJ Kwestion, Skammadix, Beyonder, and JbL. Ritual of Battle includes tracks such as "Swords Drawn," "Time To Rock," "Dump the Clip," "Strike Back," "Don't Cry," and "Bloody Tears." It follows The Torture Papers (2006) in Army of the Pharaohs' discography and precedes The Unholy Terror (2010).