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Ape Machine ‘Mangled By The Machine’ CD/LP/DD 2013

18th June 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, Ape Machine, Blues, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Mangled By The Machine, Ollie Stygall, Retro, Review, Ripple Music

“There is no art to find the mind’s construction in the face” Sorry for hitting you with some Shakespeare in

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DEVIL TO PAY Announces Live US Dates

17th June 2013 Lee Edwards Devil To Pay, Fate Is Your Muse, Lo-Pan, News, Ripple Music, US Tour 2013

Indianapolis-based sludge/rock riff-mongers DEVIL TO PAY have announced a string of live dates in support of their recently released fourth

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MOTHERSHIP Gearing Up For Summer Tour With COMMUNION

12th June 2013 Lee Edwards Born Free 5 Festival, Communion, Mothership, News, Ripple Music, US Tour 2013

The Dallas, Texas-based trio of heavy rock bad asses known as MOTHERSHIP is about to make a return the road

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UK Rockers GRIFTER Prepare To Enter Studio; Announce Appearance At Bloodstock Open Air

11th June 2013 Lee Edwards Bloodstock Open Air, Grifter, New Album Details, News, Ripple Music, The Return Of The Bearded Brethren

UK-based dirty rock n’ roll trio GRIFTER are ready to start the recording of the follow up to their self-titled

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APE MACHINE Gearing Up For European Tour; New Album Now Available Via Ripple Music

24th May 2013 Lee Edwards Ape Machine, Euro Tour 2013, Freak Valley Festival, Mangled By The Machine, New Album Details, News, Ripple Music

Portland, Oregon heavy rockers APE MACHINE are set to kick a 13-date trek across Europe next week in support of

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GRIFTER Confirmed For Bloodstock 2013 + Writing For New Album Is Almost Complete

16th April 2013 Lee Edwards Bloodstock Open Air, Bloodstock Open Air 2013, Grifter, New Album Details, News, Ripple Music, The Return Of The Bearded Brethren

GRIFTER are extremely pleased to announce they will be appearing at this year’s Bloodstock Open Air 2013 to be held

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EARTHEN GRAVE Signs Exclusive Worldwide Deal With Ripple Music

15th March 2013 Lee Edwards Earthen Grave, News, Reissue, Ripple Music

Chicago’s EARTHEN GRAVE is thrilled to announce their recent signing to Heavy Rock Leader, Ripple Music for worldwide release of

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Mothership – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2013

1st March 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Mothership, Review, Ripple Music, Self Titled

Some people enter into music trying to be the next big thing, have the next zeitgeist idea that will flip

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UK’s GRIFTER Putting Finishing Touches On Material For New Album

20th February 2013 Lee Edwards Grifter, Hard Rock Hell, News, Ripple Music

UK-based dirty rock n’ roll trio GRIFTER are putting the finishing touches on the follow up to their self-titled debut

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GRIFTER: ‘Heavy Ripples’ 7″ Tracks Now Available To Download + 2013 Gig Dates

25th January 2013 Lee Edwards Download, Gigs, Grifter, Heavy Ripples, Hey Ron, News, Ripple Music, Small Man Syndrome

Back in 2011 Ripple Music released the Heavy Ripples Double split 7″ featuring Grifter, Stone Axe, Sun Gods In Exile

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Ripple Music Hold Charity Auction For Superstorm Sandy Relief; Package Deal For STONE AXE & MOS GENERATOR LP Test Pressings

20th November 2012 Lee Edwards Charity Auction, Mos Generator, News, Ripple Music, Stone Axe, Test Pressing

Continuing with the company tradition of giving back to the community, Ripple Music will auction a pair of extremely Rare Original Test

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