Tagged: albumgiveaway

Blood, skulls and crucifixion have been major themes in metal for quite some time; however, I have never seen a band amp up the grim and create an album cover that shows the slitting of Jesus' wrists as the blood pours into a skull. (Not even Cannibal Corpse!) So imagine my surprise when this is the image that greets me on the front of Goatwhore 's new album Blood For The Master , to be released on Valentine's Day. Taking things to the next level of gruesome translates past the artwork on this album and pertains to the music as well. Relentless riffs, blackened thrash [...]

Aborted has been around the block. After 16 years, six studio ablums and many, many members, this Belgian band has mastered the art of grindcore seduction, and their latest album, Global Flatline, brings the pain. All of the classic elements of grind are there: slowly elevating intros, squealing guitars, punishing vocals and double bass for days. Recorded in Denmark, a few select guest vocalists make appearances, including Jason Netherton of Misery Index. And as is to be expected, gruesomely apocalyptic cover art is effectively utilized. The album is being released today, but for your chance to win a free copy, tell us in the comments [...]

Two contests in one week...I treat you people nice. This one's basic, Nero's camp wants us to dish out a free copy of his latest release Welcome Reality, which dropped this past Tuesday. Like us on Facebook, hit the comments section, tell me your favorite Nero song, and I'll pick a random winner on Monday (12/19). Easy enough. For you fools that can't follow directions, I will spell out the same exact contest rules in a huge, defined box below. TO ENTER: 1. Like The Chuckness on Facebook. 2. Comment on this post and let us know your favorite Nero [...]

If every metal subgenre had its own table in the middle-school cafeteria, black metal would probably be the too-cool clique that wouldn't let you sit with them. Its slow, drone-like state says to thrash, "We don't want to be fast like you!" Its drawn-out tracks of 10 minutes or more say to grindcore, "We don't want to be choppy and short like you!" And its dark, cancerously evil tone says to prog and pop, "We don't want to have falsetto and wailing guitar solos like you!" That exclusivity is amplified when the music in question comes from France: the [...]

Disclosure : Facebook | Soundcloud We all <3 good music. We <3 <3 <3 good music that's available for FREE by the artist in at least 320 mp3 [If they gave us the .wav / flac files it would feel like Christmas all over again]. To download their EP for free, head over and LIKE Disclosure's Facebook Page . Click on BandPage and simply click on Download for each of the tracks. If you're lucky enough to live in close proximity to where they're performing we highly suggest you check out these [...]

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• Disclosure. - Carnival
• Disclosure. - Just Your Type
• Disclosure. - My Intention Is War

After exploding onto the scene June of last year, Ripple Music continues its path as one of the fastest growing Independent Record Labels in America! Following a year that saw the signing and releasing of new and vintage material from Stone Axe, Poobah, JPT Scare Band, Fen, Modern Day Moonshine, Mighty High, Grand Atlantic, Sky Parade, and Kevin Beadles, Ripple Music followed up by adding such bands as Mos Generator, Iron Claw, Grifter, and Tripdavon to their roster, and inked several major international distribution deals. [...]

Peter Tosh-Legalize It (Legacy Edition) and Equal Rights (Legacy Edition) available June 21 On June 21, 2011, legendary reggae artist, Peter Tosh's , first two critically -hailed solo albums, Legalize It and Equal Rights , will be commemorated by Legacy Recordings. These "cornerstones of the roots-rock-reggae movement" will include previously unreleased material from the original recording sessions as well as essays by Reggae scholar Roger Steffens and former manager Herbie Miller. "A quarter century later," Steffens writes, "[Tosh's] songs ring eternal with millions of strugglers worldwide, still crying [...]

We have a special give-away scheduled on The Ripple Effect Radio Show on Wednesday, January 12 th at 8:00pm (PST). As the first show of the 2011, we wanted to try something new, so we've invited Yohan Hennequin, the drummer from French avant-garde art rockers My Own Private Alaska to join us and give us the latest and greatest on the band. We aim to find out what these guys have been up to since the release of Amen , find out if they're gonna' make it back to the U.S. anytime soon, and find out [...]

Following the 100Bands Review of Jukebox the Ghost , we've decided to do a giveaway of a Jukebox the Ghost Album, Everything Under The Sun ! To be eligible to win: 1. Please leave a comment on this post with your name and email address 2. Become a fan of Sunset in the Rearview on Facebook and write on the Page's Wall with your favorite post from Sunset lately in the following format: Example: [...]

If Genesis was music for art school aristocrats, Yes for classical music purists and ELP for fans of pomp in all its bombastic glory, then Jethro Tull was prog rock for the everyman. Maybe it's the band's genesis as a working blues band that makes them seem so approachable compared to those other bands, or simply the band's raving medieval persona. Either way, Jethro Tull isn't prog rock for the concert hall or the music chamber, this is rock and roll for the pubs of Sherwood Forest, [...]

Last month, we told you all about the new offering from country crooner, Roseanne Cash . Her new album, "The List" made its debut on October 6th and we've got one on vinyl, just for you. The track listing for the album: 1. "Miss the Mississippi and You" 2. "Motherless Children" 3. "Sea of Heartbreak" (w/ Bruce Springsteen) 4. "Take These Chains From My Heart" 5. "I'm [...]

We'd threatened we were going to do it, and just like an upcoming Presidential election, we always deliver what we promise. Wait, I mean unlike a Presidential election . . oh never mind. Here's the story. Once a month, we pick a name randomly from our ever-growing list of waveriders and toss a free Ripple CD your way. Love it, hate it. Do whatever you want with it. It's free! And the winner this month of a free Cd, soon to be charging towards your postal box is . . [...]

Guitars not Guns , the admirable charity that seeks to keep kids off the streets and in the practice and recording stuidos where they belong have got a great auction going that should appeal to all fans of the charity, music, and especially Heart . Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart signed a beautiful new Epiphone Jumbo Acoustic Guitar at their show at the Mountain Winery back in June. GNG have set up an Ebay auction that will begin October 1 (today) with all proceeds going to benefit the Contra Costa [...]

Yep, we promised it would it happen and here it is! Today is our first ever (monthly?) Ripple CD giveaway. What we do is randomly pull the number of one of our many blog followers out of a hat, and boom. . . . just like that you've won a free copy of a CD that we've recently reviewed here at the Ripple. Now each CD we giveaway is officially certified by the band to be used as a giveaway, we're not just handing out our review copies. This is all done to spread the [...]

Great news Hurt fans! (and from what I've learned since we posted our review way back in March 23, there are a lot of you!) We, at the Ripple, have been contacted by those in close association with the band with the suggestion that we set up a free giveaway for some awesome Hurt stuff. That's right, we'll be giving away a free copy of the "just released" new Hurt CD, Goodbye to the Machine , and a poster of the band, both signed [...]

In the spirit of giving and giving, we have another fun giveaway for all you waveriders out there. And what better disc to hand off to your happy little hands right before Christmas, than one from a big elf? That's right, we have two copies left of the massively maniacal Bigelf platter, Cheat the Gallows . And to make it even better, one is signed by each member of the band! Now if you haven't heard this slab of insanity, you've been doing your ears a grave disservice. [...]