Mantic Ritual

Originally known as Meltdown, Pittsburgh, PA's Mantic Ritual joined the new millennium thrash revival circa 2006 and wasted little time seeking fame and fortune in Los Angeles, where they drove to showcase their music and spread some demos. The ploy worked, and by late the following year, bandmembers Dan Wetmore (vocals, guitar), Jeff Potts (guitar), Ben Mottsman (bass), and Adam Haritan (drums) had moved there permanently and been contracted to Nuclear Blast, who suggested they find a new name and packed them off to Germany to record with respected producer Andy Classen, of H...