SUPERJOINT RITUAL

'Superjoint Ritual' was a New Orleans Sludge/crossover thrash band formed by Phil Anselmo, Joe Fazzio, and Jimmy Bower in the early 1990s, later to be joined by Hank Williams III, and Kevin Bond. Their style can be considered a mix of Pantera's style of groove metal and hardcore punk in the vein of Agnostic Front. A small trace of black metal can be heard too. Bands like Venom, Slayer, Celtic Frost, Voivod and Darkthrone have been noted as influences also.
The name ''Superjoint Ritual'' comes from a lyric in the Darkthrone song, ''The Pagan Winter''.
According to Bower, Anselmo writes 70-80% of the music.
A dispute between Anselmo and Fazzio led to the band's eventual split in early 2005, which was confirmed by both Hank Williams III and Jimmy Bower.

Contents

Main Line up

Previous members

Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

Releases

Promotional Videos

External links

Main Line up

★ 1991 - Phil Anselmo - Vocals/Guitar

★ 1991 - Joe Fazzio - Drums

★ 1991 - Jimmy Bower - Guitar

★ 1991 - Kevin Bond - Live Lead guitar

★ 2001 - Hank Williams III - Bass

Previous members

★ 1991 - 2001 - Michael Haaga - bass

★ 1994 - 1997 - Marzi - Guitar, played Guitar on the demos while Kevin Bond was on bass.

Discography

Albums

'Date of US Release'	'Title'	'Label'	'US Billboard Peak'	'US sales'
May 21, 2002	''Use Once and Destroy''	Sanctuary Records	87
July 22, 2003	''A Lethal Dose of American Hatred''	Sanctuary Records	55

Singles

'Year'	'Title'	'Chart positions'				'Album'
		US Hot 100	US Modern rock	US Mainstream rock	UK
2002	"The Alcoholik"	-	-	-	-	''Use Once and Destroy''
2002	"Fuck Your Enemy"	-	-	-	-	''Use Once and Destroy''
2003	"Dress Like a Target"	-	-	-	-	''A Lethal Dose of American Hatred''
2003	"Waiting for the Turning Point"	-	-	-	-	''A Lethal Dose of American Hatred''

Music videos

Releases

'Date of US Release'	'Title'	'Label'	'Billboard Peak'	'US sales'
2002	''Live in Dallas, TX'' (DVD)	Sanctuary Records
2004	''Live at CBGBs'' (DVD)	Sanctuary Records

Promotional Videos

★ 2002 Superjoint Ritual - "The Alcoholik" (Music Video) (Jimmy as the Alcoholic) (Available on "Live in Dallas DVD")

★ 2002 Superjoint Ritual - "Fuck Your Enemy" (Music Video) (Available on "Live in Dallas DVD")

★ 2004 Superjoint Ritual - "Waiting for the Turning Point" (Music Video) (Available on "Live at CBGBS DVD")

★ 2004 Superjoint Ritual - "Dress Like a Target" (Music Video) (Available on "Live at CBGBS DVD")

External links

★ All Music Guide Page

★ Superjoint Ritual

★ anselmo.fr.st