Ritual of Battle

Ritual of Battle
Studio album by Army of the Pharaohs
Released	September 25, 2007 (2007-09-25)
Studios	Found Sound Recording (Philadelphia, PA)
Genre	Hardcore hip-hop
Label	Babygrande
Producers	Aktone Beyonder Celph Titled DJ Kwestion Esoteric Ill Bill JBL The Titan Sicknature Skammadix Vanderslice
Army of the Pharaohs chronology
The Torture Papers (2006) Ritual of Battle (2007) The Unholy Terror (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Drowned in Sound	7/10
HipHopDX	3/5
PopMatters	7/10
RapReviews	8.5/10

Ritual of Battle is the second studio album by American underground hip-hop collective Army of the Pharaohs. It was released on September 25, 2007 via Babygrande Records. Production was handled by Aktone, Esoteric, DJ Kwestion, Ill Bill, Sicknature, Beyonder, Celph Titled, JBL The Titan, Skammadix and Vanderslice.

The album marks the final appearance by Chief Kamachi and welcomes three new members: Demoz, Doap Nixon and King Magnetic. Jedi Mind Tricks member Jus Allah was featured on three tracks despite not being introduced as an official member. Although he prominently contributed to the group's debut, Apathy does not appear on Ritual of Battle. While still a member of the group, he explains on a MySpace blog that he was recording with Styles of Beyond in Los Angeles during the Army's album recording sessions. The rapper recorded for the Snowgoons-produced song titled "A.O.T.P.", which ended up not being included the final cut. However, it was included on the Apathy's Hell's Lost & Found: It's the Bootleg, Muthafuckas! Volume 2 compilation.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Swords Drawn"	Edward Littlepage Jose Vargas Mario Collazo Seamus Ryan Sharif Lacey Vic Mercer	Esoteric	4:09
2.	"Time to Rock"	Mercer Vargas Vincenzo Luviner	Celph Titled	3:48
3.	"Dump the Clip"	Collazo Ryan Mercer	Esoteric	2:46
4.	"Black Christmas"	Collazo Kenneth Greene David Edens Vargas Jason Faust Luviner Paco Urquieta	Aktone	5:23
5.	"Blue Steel"	Luviner James Bostick Eric Vanderslice	Vanderslice	2:41
6.	"Gun Ballad"	Littlepage Vargas Luviner Greene William Braunstein	Ill Bill Sicknature	3:53
7.	"Strike Back"	Collazo Vargas Daniel Albaladejo Ryan Luviner Dave Klein	DJ Kwestion	4:15
8.	"Frontline"	Greene Luviner Collazo D. Albaladejo Vargas Urquieta	Aktone	4:20
9.	"Through Blood by Thunder"	Littlepage Marcus Albaladejo Vargas Luviner Bostick Kris Rey	Skammadix	3:45
10.	"Murda Murda"	M. Albaladejo Edens Mercer Ryan	Esoteric	3:41
11.	"Bloody Tears"	Collazo Greene Vargas Luviner Klein	DJ Kwestion	4:36
12.	"Seven"	Collazo Littlepage D. Albaladejo Lacey Greene Vargas Mercer Luviner Braunstein	Ill Bill Sicknature	6:14
13.	"Drama Theme"	Bostick Littlepage Luviner Greene Mercer Faust Vargas Urquieta	Aktone	6:15
14.	"Pages in Blood"	Luviner Vargas Littlepage Braun Dugan	Beyonder	3:59
15.	"D and D"	Edens Vargas Urquieta	Aktone	1:59
16.	"Don't Cry"	Greene Collazo Vargas Luviner J. Ibarra	JBL The Titan	4:42

Personnel

• Jose "Demoz" Vargas – vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6-9, 11-16)
• Vincenzo "Vinnie Paz" Luvineri – vocals (tracks: 2, 4-9, 11-14, 16), executive producer
• Mario "Planetary" Collazo – vocals (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 16)
• Kenneth "Doap Nixon" Greene – vocals (tracks: 4, 6, 8, 11-13, 16)
• Vic "Celph Titled" Mercer – vocals (tracks: 1-3, 10, 12, 13), producer (track 2), mixing (tracks: 1-3, 10), vocal recording (tracks: 3, 10), additional vocal recording (tracks: 1, 2)
• Edward "Chief Kamachi" Littlepage – vocals (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 12-14)
• Seamus "Esoteric" Ryan – vocals (tracks: 1, 3, 7), producer (tracks: 1, 3, 10), vocal recording (tracks: 3, 7), additional vocal recording (track 1)
• David "Des Devious" Edens – vocals (tracks: 4, 10, 15)
• James "Jus Allah" Bostick – vocals (tracks: 5, 9, 13)
• Daniel "King Syze" Albaladejo – vocals (tracks: 7, 8, 12)
• Sharif "Reef the Lost Cauze" Lacey – vocals (tracks: 1, 12)
• Jason "King Magnetic" Faust – vocals (tracks: 4, 13)
• Marcus "Crypt the Warchild" Albaladejo – vocals (tracks: 9, 10)
• Paco "Aktone" Urquieta – producer (tracks: 4, 8, 13, 15)
• William "Ill Bill" Braunstein – producer & mixing (tracks: 6, 12)
• Sicknature – producer (tracks: 6, 12)
• Dave "DJ Kwestion" Klein – producer (tracks: 7, 11), scratches (track 5)
• Eric Vanderslice – producer (track 5)
• Kris "Skammadix" Rey – producer (track 9)
• Braun "Beyonder" Dugan – producer (track 14)
• J. "JBL The Titan" Ibarra – producer (track 16)
• Scott "Supe" Stallone – recording, mixing (tracks: 4, 5, 7-9, 11, 13-16)
• Carlos "C-12" Bess – mixing (tracks: 6, 12)

External links

• Jedi Mind Tricks Presents Army Of The Pharaohs – Ritual Of Battle at Discogs (list of releases)