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RIPPLE MUSIC 15th Anniversary Party announced in San Francisco

Californian heavy rock label RIPPLE MUSIC marks 15 years of earth-shaking riffs with a special anniversary party at San Francisco’s legendary Bottom of the Hill featuring Fireball Ministry, ZED and Blackwülf. Tickets on sale now! For over a decade, Ripple Music has been a heavyweight powerhouse within the international heavy rock scene, releasing pure sonic gems from legendary acts such as Hermano, The Obsessed and Scott “Wino Weinrich” to underground pillars Wo Fat, Thunder Horse, Valley of the Sun, Steak and more. On December 6th, expect a full-blown earthquake at San Francisco’s Bottom of the Hill, as the Bay Area […]

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WOLFTOOTH: new anthem ‘Darkened Path’ available

US heavy metal mavens WOLFTOOTH release their fierce and blistering new single ‘Darkened Path’, taken from their anticipated fourth studio album, Wizard’s Light, on Ripple Music. About ‘Darkened Path’, guitarist and vocalist Chris Sullivan explains: “‘Darkened Path’ is somewhat of a departure from our mythical past. This song delves deeper into my personal life. One subject I rarely write about for various reasons. This departure wasn’t a conscious one, this song just felt right for these words. The song is loosely based on my mother, who has always had my best intentions in mind. I feel she has helped to […]

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BONE CHURCH: new track ‘Deliverance’ out now

New Haven, Connecticut’s hard blues rockers BONE CHURCH release a stirring new track taken from their forthcoming sophomore album, Deliverance, to be released on October 24th via Ripple Music. Listen to BONE CHURCH’s new classic rock ballad ‘Deliverance’ Their forthcoming sophomore album, Deliverance, is BONE CHURCH’s boldest step yet into the heart of classic and hard rock: an album built on big hooks, anthemic songcraft, and the kind of radio-ready swagger that would’ve ruled the airwaves in 1977. Written primarily in 2019 and 2020, this record trades their debut’s doom-laden expectations for soaring, blues-soaked riffs and sing-along choruses taken to […]

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WINO: new solo album and single announced on Ripple Music

US doom and heavy metal icon Scott “WINO” Weinrich — the voice of The Obsessed, Saint Vitus, and Spirit Caravan — rises again with his fiercely anticipated fourth solo album, Create Or Die, this October 24th via Ripple Music, and unleashes the first single, ‘New Terms’. “When a friend ended a letter to me with the phrase ‘Create Or Die’, I realized that simple slogan summed up my philosophy completely. Whether it’s making music or art, that’s what I do. It’s what I live for.” Embrace the haunting Celtic vibe of new single ‘New Terms’ Legendary doom metal icon Scott […]

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STONEBIRDS: new album and single announced on Ripple Music

Brittany-based post-metal architects STONEBIRDS announce the release of their fourth and final album, Perpetual Wasteland, on October 10th through Ripple Music, and present the haunting debut single, ‘Croak’. Listen to new STONEBIRDS single ‘Croak’ For over a decade, STONEBIRDS have thrived on duality: the eternal tension between opposing forces, with melancholy as their guiding equilibrium. Now, with their fourth and final album, Perpetual Wasteland, the Breton trio distills their essence one last time: light against darkness, crushing weight against fragile levity, and a newfound undercurrent of renewal amidst the void. Recorded at Studio La Briche with producer Cyrille Gachet (Fange, […]

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APPALOOZA: new single ‘Tarantula’ streaming, The Emperor Of Loss release impending

Brittany-based heavy rock powerhouse APPALOOZA deliver a roaring new excerpt taken from their forthcoming fourth album The Emperor Of Loss, to be issued on September 12th through Ripple Music. Listen to APPALOOZA’s new single ‘Tarantula’ APPALOOZA are purveyors of a massive and fire-driven sound that blends stoner rock, grunge rock, metal and tribal percussions in a highly organic way, all propelled by Wild Horse’s magnetic baritone vocals. Their new album, The Emperor of Loss, is powerful and visceral concept album that explores the psychological depths of emotional captivity, domestic violence, and the mourning of one’s identity. Through a circular narrative, […]

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RAVINE: new track, ‘Conjure’, available now, new album coming on Ripple Music

Portland, Oregon’s new masters of sludge metal RAVINE share the punishing second track off their forthcoming debut album, Chaos And Catastrophes, due out June 20th on Ripple Music. Get punched in the guts by the sludge power of ‘Conjure’ With a lineup of scene veterans that punches well above its weight, this hard-charging quintet delivers a whiplash-inducing blend of hardcore sludge metal and swampy doom blues packed with swagger, sinister grooves, brilliant sorrowful twin guitar harmonies, and gritty Bourbon-soaked vocals, which should comes as an absolute must-hear for fans of Down, Crowbar and Corrosion Of Conformity. Don’t miss RAVINE’s previous […]

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APPALOOZA: new single ‘Magnolia’ out now

Brittany-based heavy rock powerhouse APPALOOZA unleash their brand new single and video, ‘Magnolia’, a rip-roaring first excerpt off their forthcoming fourth album, The Emperor Of Loss, due out in the fall of 2025 through Ripple Music. The fiery French trio takes no prisoners and unleashes all their horsepower on new single ‘Magnolia’, hitting with more volume, distortion and grit than ever before. About the song theme, APPALOOZA says: “This song subtly explores the theme of Stockholm syndrome, delving into a profound sense of loss, isolation, and existential disorientation. The narrator — a woman — seems emotionally stranded, as if caught […]

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GODZILLIONAIRE: new album and track announced on Ripple Music

Kansas-based dark and soulful heavy rockers GODZILLIONAIRE have signed to Ripple Music for the release of their sophomore full-length, Diminishing Returns, this January 17th, and present its groovy first single ‘3rd Street Shuffle’. Check out new single ‘3rd Street Shuffle’ via Outlaws of the Sun Fronted by legendary singer, poet, and artist Mark Hennessy from grunge band Paw, GODZILLIONAIRE is known for creating focused music equal in ferocity and lovelorn sensitivity and bringing raging, emotionally intense live performances. Hennessy is joined by Ben White (guitar), Michael Dye (bass), and Cody Romaine (drums) in creating music with focus and intention, rooted […]

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THE SABIANS: Shiver album reissue coming on Ripple Music

Bay Area heavy rock project THE SABIANS (with former Sleep members Justin Marler and Matt Hakius) will reissue their 1993 album, Shiver, this December 9th, as part of Ripple Music’s “Beneath The Desert Floor” vinyl series. Shiver is the sixth chapter of Ripple Music’s “Beneath The Desert Floor” series, which unearths long-lost treasures from the golden days of stoner and desert rock. Hailing from the San Francisco Bay area, THE SABIANS feature two former members of doom metal legends Sleep, whose three seminal early ’90s albums were among the most influential of the genre. After taking part in the sessions […]

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