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Review: KIND ‘Close Encounters’

3rd August 20233rd August 2023 Rob Walsh Grunge, Heavy Rock, KIND, Ripple Music

Formed in 2013, KIND is a Boston-area sonic slab-lobbing supergroup of sorts. The quartet is made up of drummer Matt

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Viral Tyrant 'Vultures Like You' Review
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Review: Viral Tyrant ‘Vultures Like You’

26th July 202326th July 2023 Mark Burns Doom, Ripple Music, Sludge, Viral Tyrant

Ripple Music’s latest release sees the debut of Portland’s own sludge-influenced doom merchants Viral Tyrant. Founded in 2018 by bassist/vocalist

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Review: Thunder Horse ‘After The Fall’

18th July 202318th July 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Heavy Rock, Ripple Music, Thunder Horse

By their own admission, Texas-based hard rockers have a sound that is hard to pin down, or at least put

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Review: High Desert Queen & Blue Heron ‘Turned To Stone Chapter 8: The Wake’

21st June 202321st June 2023 Liam Blanc Blue Heron, Heavy Rock, High Desert Queen, Ripple Music, Turned To Stone

It only took until Chapter 8, but the Turned To Stone series has finally given me a split where I

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Duskwood 'The Last Voyage'
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Review: Duskwood ‘The Last Voyage’

25th May 202325th May 2023 Liam Blanc Duskwood, Heavy Rock, Ripple Music

Writing the opening paragraph of an album review is hard, especially for something that’s being released on Ripple Music. I’ve

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Wolfnaut 'Return Of The Asteroid'
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Review: Wolfnaut ‘Return Of The Asteroid’

18th April 202318th April 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Heavy Rock, Ripple Music, Wolfnaut

For more years than I can count now, Ripple Music has proven to be the standard bearer for the stoner

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The Crooked Whispers 'Funeral Blues'
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Review: The Crooked Whispers ‘Funeral Blues’

6th April 202317th January 2026 Goro Riffs Doom, Ripple Music, Sludge, The Crooked Whispers

The Crooked Whispers are a ‘satanic psych doom’ trio made up of folks from Argentina and the USA, currently composed

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Video Premiere: Wolfnaut ‘Brother Of The Badlands’ – From New Album ‘Return Of The Asteroid’ Releases 21st April

5th April 202317th January 2026 Lee Edwards Heavy Rock, Ripple Music, Wolfnaut

Norway’s stoner and heavy rock power trio Wolfnaut, after inking a deal with California’s long-standing and forever reliable Ripple Music,

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Hail The Void 'Memento Mori'
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Review: Hail The Void ‘Memento Mori’

31st March 202317th January 2026 Goro Riffs Doom, Hail The Void, Metal, Ripple Music

Hailing from the remote wilderness of British Columbia, Canada, Hail The Void have already made their mark in the form

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Morass Of Molasses 'End All We Know'
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Review: Morass Of Molasses ‘End All We Know’

30th March 202317th January 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Heavy Rock, Morass Of Molasses, Ripple Music

With releases from the likes of Dozer, Acid King, Yawning Man and fellow Ripple Music label mates Wolfnaut, 2023 looks

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Håndgemeng 'Ultraritual'
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Review: Håndgemeng ‘Ultraritual’

15th March 202317th January 2026 James Bullock Doom, Håndgemeng, Ripple Music

From the triumphant opening guitar riff on the first track of Håndgemeng’s Ultraritural, it is clear that this is not

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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

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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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