Ritual | The Hemulic Voluntary Band (Transparent Blue Vinyl) | LP

Ritual is a Swedish progressive rock band with folk rock touches, founded in 1993 in Stockholm, Sweden. Patrik Lundström, Fredrik Lindquist and Johan Nordgren are named as founders of the earlier band Bröd, formed in the autumn of 1988.

The Hemulic Voluntary Band is a vinyl LP album by Ritual, released on August 15, 2025 by Karisma Records in Norway. This remastered edition is the album's first vinyl release and is limited to 500 copies. Patrik Lundström sings and plays guitar, Jon Gamble plays keyboards, and Johan Nordgren plays drums and percussion. Several songs were inspired by characters or phenomena in the Moomin stories.

Track List

1. The Hemulic Voluntary Band
2. In the Wild
3. Late in November
4. The Groke
5. Waiting By the Bridge
6. A Dangerous Journey