Rituals: Live in Japan

Rituals: Live in Japan is a live CD by Painkiller, a band featuring John Zorn, Bill Laswell, and Mick Harris, performing live in Tokyo in 1991 with guest guitar and vocals from Haino Keiji.[1] The album was released on the Japanese label Toy's Factory in 1993.

Rituals: Live in Japan
Live album by Painkiller
Released	1993
Recorded	September 26, 1991 at La Mama, Tokyo
Genre	Avant-garde jazz, grindcore, avant-garde metal
Length	63:34
Label	Toy's Factory
Producer	Painkiller
Painkiller chronology
Buried Secrets (1992) Rituals: Live in Japan (1993) Execution Ground (1994)
John Zorn chronology
Kristallnacht (1993) Rituals: Live in Japan (1993) Radio (1993)

It contains two performance "sets" by the band: "First Set" tracks 1–10 and "Second Set" tracks 11–17.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sound Check"	0:27
2.	"First Blood"	0:42
3.	"Five Doors"	0:37
4.	"Cinnabar"	2:40
5.	"Pestilence"	3:19
6.	"The Hex"	1:21
7.	"Snake Eyes"	3:38
8.	"Poisonous Visions"	7:13
9.	"Vapors of Phlegm and Blood"	9:22
10.	"Tetragrammaton"	6:25
11.	"Prophecy"	5:12
12.	"Tantric Bile"	0:18
13.	"The Sieve"	2:19
14.	"Abscesses"	7:29
15.	"Cat's Cradle"	6:42
16.	"Demonic Possession"	2:49
17.	"Tokyo Lucky Hole"	3:01

Personnel

• John Zorn – alto, vocals
• Bill Laswell – bass
• Mick Harris – drums, vocals
• Haino Keiji – guitar, vocals (tracks 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17)

Technical personnel

• Recorded live on September 26, 1991 at La Mama, Tokyo
• Engineer – Makito Takashi
• Digital editing – Scott Hull
• Mastered by Howie Weinberg

References

1. Robbins, I.A.; Sprague, D. (1997). The Trouser Press Guide to '90s Rock: The All-new Fifth Edition of The Trouser Press Record Guide. A Fireside book. Simon & Schuster. p. 540. ISBN 978-0-684-81437-7. Retrieved 26 June 2018.