What would it be like to see a band that truly defines a particular genre? Imagine the possibilities: dodging spitballs and projectile beer at some bowling alley in Memphis during the Pistols’ North American tour; sweating it out in a Queensbridge park watching Marley Marl work the turntables while insulting BDP’s Bronx lineage at every opportunity; maybe being fortunate enough to have caught Dylan go shockingly electric at the Newport folk festival back in 1965. Heady stuff, no? Having the privilege to stand among the adoring faithful when The Specials reunion tour rolled through Pomona late last [...]
I helped close down a pub in Bristol. I met two Australian women on Holiday, a guy from North Carolina (who had trouble holding onto his passport), two nurses visiting the shore from London and a bar full of black leather jackets and pierced faces. One after another local Classic rock, Punk, New Wave, British blues and Alternative rock band took the small stage as we loudly pounded our Courage. The music was, for the most part, great, although eclectic and markedly different from the usual open mic night at a stateside bar. At last [...]
Around Ripple, we just couldn't be more excited about the pending remastered/reissue of the two seminal Dust albums, Dust and Hard Attack. Coming on RSD, 4/20/2013 it's about time these albums got a proper reissue and opened up new ears. To mark the occaision, here's a re-issue of an earlier Dust review I wrote when I first got a copy of the original Karma Sutra vinyl. And don't forget Woody's recently published interview with Dust's Richie Wise. With Marky Ramone [...]
For a band that has been around since 1996, Daylight Dies from North Carolina cannot be accused of oversaturating the market with releases. New album A Frail Becoming is only their fourth full-length, excluding a live album from 2005, in 17 years but better late then ever when it is this good. Dismantling Devotion from 2006 is to me a great album that I still play frequently. The follow-up, Lost To The Living was not bad but it didn't affect me as much leading me to not paying it much attention. Therefore A Frail Becoming is the natural and logical [...]
It Begins: Penfold is born. Behold; the universal starting point. Progression #1: Penfold listens to the music his parents play in his family’s home. It is clear that the little tyke enjoys what he is hearing. Progression #2: Penfold is given his mother’s old stereo, which is promptly put on top of his dresser. Alone in his room, he tunes the FM radio to his parents’ preferred station. He then further enjoys the songs he has become familiar with based on his parents’ listening habits. Progression #3: [...]
Belgium’s Hessian Is Going to Kick You In the Teeth, And You’re Going To Like It As I sit here listening to Hessian’s new LP, Manegarmr, I’m thankful that my dog is not in the room with me, because this record gives me the insatiable urge to fight the nearest living thing. When someone says “Belgium,” some people may think waffles. I used to be one of those people; until I allowed the Belgian brutes in Hessian to pummel me senseless with their particularly dark brand of blackened (REALLY blackened) metallic hardcore. Now when I [...]
The Well - Seven EP act II b/w trespass To be honest, at the Ripple, we're rarely the first site to hear a new band. I think we ahead of the curve with Black Bone Child and I know we turned up Deadweight (now Grel) but those were happy accidents. Usually, we'll let sites like Soda Shop and Obelisk or Heavy Planet dig up the gems and then we'll simply jump in and enjoy. The Well is kinda different. Yes, The Obelisk and Heavy Planet (amongst others) gave them glowing reviews way [...]
Archers and Arrows new album Alone Together is an incredibly passionate piece of art. Combining raw punk vocals with high energy guitar and hooks, this band strives to capture the intensity of a band like Lower than Atlantis with the beauty of a band like Thrice. It works. There are countless moments that are memorable in this album. However, this band is at its best in songs like Sing to the Wind. In this song the band starts out a bit lighter. The vocals are toned down a bit at the [...]
It was 1975. By then I had played guitar for about six years, four of them with various cover and progressive rock bands. I was playing all over Los Angeles, anywhere an underaged kid was allowed to play. I received praise for my skills from many more established artists and felt pretty cocksure of myself. I would frequently show up at jams and blow away the locals. One evening I showed up at an open mic in Pasadena. Present were the usual suspects. A few Bob Dylan wannabes, a couple of Eagles and Jackson Browne [...]
Chosen Line Up | David McCann (Drums & Percussion) | Paul Shields (Vocals/Guitars) – Photo Credit – Fiaz Farrelly Today's digital age has made metal more accessible than ever as the internet has been a key tool in creating word of mouth between metal fans and their love for the music. Irish extreme metal band CHOSEN recently demonstrated this by offering their debut album 'Resolution' for free download via their [...]
I am not superstitious. Yes I have a routine that I follow. Doesn’t everybody? Shortly after forming my routine I found success, or at least what I personally equate to success. Remember, your behavior is not superstitious if it works. Before the routine? Abject failure. After the routine? Fame and fortune (okay…I may be slightly exaggerating about the whole ‘fame and fortune’ deal). Now, before you all invent some cockamamie ideas about what this routine entails allow me to spell it out for you right here and now. This is [...]
Top Left to Right = Bass: Jeff Caron | Drums: Nando Polesel Bottom Left to Right = Lead Guitars/Backing Vocals: Sam Levin | Guitars/Vocals: Doug Harrison Vancouver prog rockers Fen have been invited to warm things up on the Powder Rocket stage at the World Ski and [...]
I have always liked samplers because it's a great way to discover new bands, well new to me. A lot of times these samplers contains bands that has been around for awhile that I have never heard of or I have never listened to their music. On the other end of this spectrum there are also a lot of bands that to me are pure crap but that's the charm of checking out bands...you get the good with the bad and it's up to you dear waverider to decide what you like. New York City-based Tee Pee Records [...]
I had no intention of reading this book, let alone reviewing it, but a copy turned up at my local library. I started flipping through it and saw enough stuff that interested me to check it out. Off and on for about 30 years I've tried to get into the Allman Brothers, mainly the live album from the Fillmore East. It's a bonafide classic album with some great musicianship but, damn, I just can't get into those endless jams. It doesn't help that I once saw the Gregg Allman Band play a show with Stevie Ray Vaughan at The Pier [...]
I was more than a little wary when Racer sent this one my way. Nothing against the label, but I know the types of bands that Victory Records puts out. There's a lot of hardcore on the label, and I am most definitely not a fan of hardcore. Actually, the music itself isn't that bad, just really simple for my taste. It's more the fans of hardcore. Look, just because you listen to a certain type of music, doesn't make you an instant badass. Although apparently that is the mind set of the typical hardcore [...]
Leading the Blind , the debut EP from French s brutal, technical Deathcore band YEARS OF TYRANTS, is now available for purchase directly from Kaotoxin Records. Visit listen.kaotoxin.com to purchase Leading the Blind on digital or CD formats. The EP will available in North America and the United Kingdom next month. Produced at the Iguana studio [...]
By now you have seen the reviews and press that has been garnered by Indianapolis, Indiana’s Devil To Pay regarding their new album Fate Is Your Muse and for good reason. Fate Is Your Muse is a hard hitting modern heavy rock record locomotive full of punishing riffs and ethereal lyrics. I’d suggest getting on the train, because as they say...”This Train Won’t Stop”. Devil To Pay has been plugging away across the Midwest for over a decade now, only recently finding a home on the Ripple Music label. Signing with a real label has [...]
Brooklyn Metal Merchants MARTYRD will support guitar god YNGWIE MALMSTEEN on select North American tour dates beginning April 26th in Toronto, ON. The band will also perform with SINGLE BULLET THEORY on May 11th in Queens, NY and June 1st at Mojo 13 in Wilmington, DE. MARTYRD released the critically acclaimed The Mortal Coil in 2012. Guitar World's Josh Hart praised the album, comparing the band's sound to acts as varied as KREATOR, and SYMPHONY X, while also affirming comparisons to the [...]
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A lot is brewing in the world of THE RETICENT, including new members added to the live line-up, a free EP and the next full-length. Details can be found below. Recently, THE RETICENT recruited former ORACLEguitarist Robert Kerns as the new resident lead guitarist. This has allowed the band to return to the stage and begin playing some select live dates. Show updates can be found at the band's Facebook Page . Fans of the band were [...]
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