Hidden Gems & Guilty Pleasures: Whiskey Ritual (Italy)

Whiskey Ritual (Black ‘N’ Roll // Italy)

Whiskey Ritual is a black ‘n’ roll band from Parma, Italy featuring members of Caronte, Forgotten Tomb, Death SS, Tulpa, Distruzione & more.

Whiskey Ritual was born in 2008 with the aim to create an old school black metal band rotten, dirty and violent, with no compromises. First line up consists of Dorian Bones, Plague, A. and Asher KNR.

First demo was released in 2009 being called »Black ‘N’ Roll«, then they immediately returned to the studio to record »In Goat We Trust« and started playing gigs in Italy and abroad.

Next year they release »A Tribute To GG Allin«, a split EP with Forgotten Tomb, immediately sold out, which defines their sound and attitude even more.

After 10 years, some lineup changes and 2 more full-lengths (»Narconomicon« in 2012 and »Blow With The Devil« in 2015) they release their most acclaimed album »Black Metal Ultras« in 2019: the band stands out for their ferocious live acts where the barriers between the audience and the band are broken, leaving only broken bottles and a trail of destruction behind them.

In 2022 their fifth full-length album see the light: with »Kings« the band remain true to itself giving birth to 9 tracks of dirty, fast black metal with a punk attitude; the sound is renewed thanks to the mixing and mastering process of Tore Stjerna from Necromorbus studio in Sweden.

The black metal ultras of Whiskey Ritual are back in 2025 with six roar-along anthems from the gutter. Six punky cover versions to freak out to, bursting with destructive energy and diabolically blackened – all that remains are shards and blood. And the Italian black ‘n’ rollers also have an important message to deliver: Fuck you!

»Still Scum« EP is set for release on March 20th, 2025 via Folter Records. Pre-order HERE.

The band’s statement: “We are made of memories, and we’re the last ones who will remember. In this fast world, this scene fades away and slows down.

Dazed as Mark Renton said in his final speech, all the same, all out of breath.

And while in the streets everyone leans on posing scarecrows, we are still part of those who want to burn everything. Scarecrows included.

More Punk than Punks, as we used to say.

Never conform, always against the grain. A matter of attitude. An annoying, damned attitude to get to the end, alone and dead.

Our dedication to the survivors are the songs that brought us here.

After 15 years, we are still here to tell you fuck off, still being credible, still doing the same shit that we have written. You don’t like it? Better this way!”

Discography:
• »Black ‘N’ Roll« EP (Forces Of Satan Records, 2009)
• »In Goat We Trust« (Lo-Fi Creatures, 2010)
• »A Tribute To GG Allin« Split (Southern Apocalypse Records, 2011)
• »Narconomicon« LP (Lo-Fi Creatures, 2012)
• »Blow With The Devil« LP (AOP Records, 2015)
• »Black Metal Ultras« LP (Folter Records, 2019)
• »Worms, Blood & Pills« Split (Hieb & Stich Records, 2019)
• »Kings« LP (Folter Records, 2022)
• »Still Scum« EP (Folter Records, 2025)

Whiskey Ritual is:
Dorian Bones – Vocals
A. – Guitars
H. Desecrator – Guitars
Mitja – Bass
Asher – Drums

FFO: Darkthrone, Midnight, Venom, Motörhead, Carpathian Forest, Nattefrost, Aura Noir, Raw Pöison, War Ripper, Inepsy

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Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well