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Curse The Son ‘Excruciation’
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Review: Curse The Son ‘Excruciation’

15th June 20208th July 2020 Mark Hunt-Bryden Curse The Son, Doom, Excruciation, Metal, Ripple Music

Black Sabbath have a lot to answer for really. For me, unarguably the greatest heavy metal band of all time,

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High Priestess
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High Priestess – Interview with Katie, Mariana & Megan

11th June 202031st July 2020 Scott Anderson Casting The Circle, Doom, High Priestess, Ripple Music

Back in April the music community was lucky enough to be introduced to Casting The Circle, the outstanding second album

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Wolftooth ‘Valhalla’
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Review: Wolftooth ‘Valhalla’

20th May 202022nd June 2021 Liam Blanc Cursed Tongue Records, Ice Fall Records, Metal, Ripple Music, Valhalla, Wolftooth

I’ve been caught out a few times recently by bands not sounding how I imagined based on their name. However,

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Forming The Void ‘Reverie’
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Review: Forming The Void ‘Reverie’

6th May 20205th June 2020 Liam Blanc Doom, Forming The Void, Reverie, Ripple Music

It doesn’t seem as though anything, even a global pandemic, can stop Ripple Music‘s relentless efforts to corner the market

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Review: High Priestess 'Casting The Circle'
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Review: High Priestess ‘Casting The Circle’

16th April 202022nd May 2020 Scott Anderson Casting The Circle, Doom, High Priestess, Ripple Music

How many WTF moments have you experienced lately?  My guess is (and I figure it is relatively accurate) a whole

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Bone Church ‘Acid Communion’
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Review: Bone Church ‘Acid Communion’

13th March 20209th April 2020 Liam Blanc Acid Communion, Blues, Bone Church, Ripple Music

Another month, another rocking new band signed to Ripple Music. This time it’s the turn of Connecticut five piece Bone

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Ritual King ‘Ritual King’
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Review: Ritual King ‘Ritual King’

17th February 202020th March 2020 Liam Blanc Blues, Ripple Music, Ritual King, Self Titled

Over in sunny California, Ripple Music is nearing its tenth birthday and seems to be celebrating appropriately by signing a

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Mr Bison & Spacetrucker
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Premiere: ‘Turned To Stone Chapter 1: Enter Galactic Wasteland’ Featuring Mr Bison & Spacetrucker

13th January 202024th January 2024 Lee Edwards Enter Galactic Wasteland, Exclusive Stream, Mr Bison, Ripple Music, Spacetrucker, Turned To Stone

Hot off the heels of the now sold out, and fan favourite, Second Coming Of Heavy, the ever faithful Ripple

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Mr Bison / Spacetrucker ‘Turned to Stone Chapter 1: Enter Galactic Wasteland’
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Review: Mr Bison / Spacetrucker ‘Turned To Stone Chapter 1: Enter Galactic Wasteland’

2nd January 202023rd January 2020 Liam Blanc Enter Galactic Wasteland, Grunge, Mr Bison, Ripple Music, Spacetrucker, Turned To Stone

Ripple Music clearly know a good thing when they hear it. Their excellent vinyl-only split LP series Second Coming Of

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Hazemaze ‘Hymns Of The Damned’
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Review: Hazemaze ‘Hymns Of The Damned’

9th December 201916th December 2019 Reza Mills Cursed Tongue Records, Hazemaze, Hymns Of The Damned, Ripple Music

The first time I happened upon this Swedish trio, the thing that struck me was their name as it immediately

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KIND 'Rocket Science'
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KIND ‘Rocket Science’ CD/LP/DD 2015

21st February 201623rd February 2024 Pete Green 2015, CD, Desert Rock, Digital, KIND, LP, Pete Green, Psych, Review, Ripple Music, Rocket Science, Stoner Rock

What do you get when you put four top-rate, yet distinct and well-differentiated musicians from across the desert rock spectrum

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

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Few bands have carved out a path quite like –(16)–. For more than three decades, the Southern California veterans have

Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June
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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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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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