The Ritual
by Testament
Testament bestography
The Ritual is ranked 5th best out of 17 albums by Testament on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Testament is The Legacy which is ranked number 4530 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 311.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The Ritual track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Ritual rankings
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The Ritual ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 09/17/2025 04:10 |  ExTeaSea | 5,133 | 82/100 | |
| 08/22/2025 03:35 | mrmcrook | 1,034 | 77/100 | |
| 09/15/2024 16:51 | Metalfan77 | 4 | 100/100 | |
| 04/18/2024 17:07 | saltysurprise | 2,943 | 83/100 | |
| 12/27/2023 12:58 | Adhura | 1,429 | 77/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 75.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.7.
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I find this to be a very 'paint by numbers' metal/thrash album. There's nothing on it that hasn't been done before. Nothing that gives it an original flavor. This may sound negative but it's not meant to be. It's a good album. Just not one to get excited about.
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