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Video Premiere: Jakethehawk ‘Still Life’ – Taken From ‘Hinterlands’ That’s Out Now

20th April 202124th May 2021 Lee Edwards Hinterlands, Jakethehawk, Ripple Music, Still Life

It’s time to dig out your flannel shirt, air guitar to an imaginary Les Paul as ‘Appalachian Desert Rock’ drifters

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Video Premiere: Sheverb ‘Rattle Can Thrash’

9th April 202124th May 2021 Lee Edwards Betty Benedeadly, Instrumental, Once Upon A Time In Bombay Beach, Rattle Can Thrash, Sheverb, Surf Rock

Introducing Sheverb, a band I became aware of through Brad at Desert Records when we recently premiered Mescaline Prayer Song

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Premiere: Howling Giant ‘Luring Alluring Rings’ – New EP ‘Alteration’ Drops 4/20

2nd April 20216th May 2021 Lee Edwards Alteration, Howling Giant, Independent, Luring Alluring Rings, Prog

Earlier today we brought you the traditional Americana folk of Angela Autumn, now its time to reach for the cosmos

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Premiere: Angela Autumn ‘Lonesome Traveler’ – ‘The Magnolia Sessions’ Releases Today

2nd April 20216th May 2021 Lee Edwards Americana, Angela Autumn, Anti-Corporate Music, Folk, The Magnolia Sessions

It’s the first Friday of the month (yes already!), and that means its once again our pleasure to bring you

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Premiere: Dead Neanderthals ‘Restraining Order’

27th March 202128th April 2021 Lee Edwards Burning World Records, Consouling Sounds, Dead Neanderthals, EveryDayHate, God Unknown Records, Jazz, Moving Furniture Records, Noise, Rat Licker, Restraining Order, Saw-Whet Distro, Sentencia Records, Utech Records

You often see two, three, sometimes more labels collaborating on a release to help spread expenses and increase exposure, but

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Premiere: Spliffripper – Self-Titled Debut Album Releases Friday 26th via Desert Records

24th March 202128th April 2021 Lee Edwards Desert Records, Sludge, Spliffripper, Stoner Doom

It’s time to blow away those lockdown blues with an aural battery of the ‘highest’ order with Montana’s new stoner

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Premiere: Modern Technology ‘Lorn’ – Taken From New Split 7″ With 72%

24th March 202128th April 2021 Lee Edwards 72%, Human Worth, Lorn, Modern Technology, Noise-Rock

Earlier this month we premiered 72% Drowning In A Sea Of Bastards so it only seems fitting that today we

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Premiere: Cosmic Reaper – Self-Titled Debut Releases Tomorrow via Heavy Psych Sounds

18th March 202120th April 2021 Lee Edwards Cosmic Reaper, Heavy Psych Sounds, Self Titled, Stoner Doom

If a heavy dose of trippy stoner doooooom is the order for the day, well thank the Grim Lord you’ve

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Premiere: Draken ‘Mountain In An Endless Ocean’ – Debut Album Drops 26th March

17th March 202118th April 2021 Lee Edwards Draken, Heavy Rock, Majestic Mountain Records, Mountain In An Endless Ocean

It’s Wednesday so time for a bit of rock and metal in the form of Oslo’s Draken, a power trio

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Premiere: Wytch ‘Black Hole’ – Debut ‘Exordium’ Drops 21st May via Ripple Music

15th March 202118th April 2021 Lee Edwards Black Hole, Exordium, Heavy Rock, Ripple Music, Wytch

Introducing Wytch, a heavy rock quintet outta Skellefteå, Sweden and are the latest signing to join the Ripple Music family.

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Premiere: Plaguewielder ‘At Night They Roam’ – New Album Releases Next Month

12th March 202118th April 2021 Lee Edwards Black Metal, Covenant Death, Disorder Recordings, Plaguewielder, Post-Metal

The metal force of Ohio’s Plaguewielder are gearing up to unleash their third long player, Covenant Death, next month through

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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