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The Ripple Effect
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The best music you're not listening to.™ Reviews of lost classics and obscure titles. Unheralded bands and songwriters. New bands deserving of greater attention. The site for the music omnivore. It's all here, on the Ripple Effect
LATEST ARTICLES ( 5810 )
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Primal Fear - Delivering The Black
Primal Fear has fast become one of metals true keepers of the metal flame. "Delivering The Black" is one of their best albums so far. Truly they are a metal fan... Read more
Posted on 07 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Fen Vocalist Launches Solo Project: Slug Comparison
Doug Harrison, vocalist for Canada-based progressive rockers FEN, has launched a solo project called Slug Comparison, and the debut release is a music video... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Jake E Lee's Red Dragon Cartel
Few guitar players who have played with Ozzy have left such a lasting legacy than Jake E Lee. Who could forget "Ultimate Sin", or "Bark At the Moon"? Those... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
A Ripple Conversation with Ron Freschi - Babylon A.d./ Syrym
"We are discussing recording a new album"Back in the day when MTV actually played music videos, Babylon A.D. was one of the best hard rock bands to tear across... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
BAT - Primitive Age (Demo)
Fast, aggressive, ugly, well honed punk 'n' roll/thrash metal. That's the order of the day with this three-man demolition squad. Waiter? I'll have some more... Read more
Posted on 03 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Halcion Halo – Wild Heart
I promised myself I wouldn't let it happen again. I wasn't going to give my heart to an album and let it just have its way with me. Music can be fickle. Read more
Posted on 02 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Islander - Pains
One of the best albums I have heard in a long time, Islander’s EP Pains has to be heard by fans of The Deftones. Seriously, this album is like a more brutal... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
deM atlaS - Charle Brwn EP
Waveriders, I'm not going to lie to you. 2013 was an ugly year for my mental state. The truth is that I was unhappy. Why is this relevant? Because my mental... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
I've Got Your 7 Inches Right Here #2 - Putrid Yell/Eaten Alive Split and...
This time around I've got a special treat for you. Two 7 inch splits from the deepest, darkest heart of Chile. I know, not exactly a hotbed of metal, but there... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Been Obscene Announce New Album - Live Unplugged - Extreme Limited Edition...
We are psyched to announce the release of… Been Obscene - Unplugged Live LP If you're a huge fan of Been Obscene, as we are here at the Ripple, this one should... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Ripple Conversation with Stu Block - Iced Earth
Iced EarthPlagues Of Babylon This is the album that should set the bar higher than before. Plagues Of Babylon is a tour de force of powerful metal riffs and... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
The Steepwater Band - Live and Humble
There aren’t very many rock bands as good as The Steepwater Band. Hell, there ain’t that many bands as good as them in any genre. Read more
Posted on 29 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
The Folks Behind the Music - Bill Goodman - The Soda Shop
The Soda Shop has earned a legendary status in the halls of stoner rock and doom. With an endless passion for the "heavy" The Soda Shop did it all; reviews,... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Opossum Holler - It Comes In Three (EP)
Alright y'all! Listen up and hear what I have to say. Are you ready for a ride along the Bourbon Trail? You are? Awesome cause I'm ready and I have the perfect... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Hopeajarvi – S/T
I've been really feeling as though I'm in a rut with the music I've been listening to. I've mentioned it before, but between writing for The Ripple Effect and... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
The Loomis Fargo Gang - The Prettiest Shade of Blue
A few weeks back, JJ over at the Obelisk did something different. He wrote a review of this little indie/country/folk band's album. It caught my eye. I listened... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Keyan Keihani - Eastbound
Let's keep this between ourselves. If it got out to The Ripple Effect metalheads I might become a laughing stock (or, at least, more of one than I already am)... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
ALUNAH Announce Upcoming UK Shows!
Birmingham doomsters ALUNAH, who recently signed a worldwide record deal with Napalm Records, have announced a bunch of dates throughout the UK over the next fe... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
INDIAN - From All Purity
Let me start by saying from the first f*cking Note hit to start off Chicago based Doom Nihilist Indian's new Album "From All Purity" my Jaw hit the Floor. Read more
Posted on 24 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Daily Bandcamp Album; Behind Black Stripes by The Last Of The Meheecans
"The last of the Meheecans is a French rock band formed in 2012 in Poitiers. Influenced by Red Fang, Clutch and Queens of the stone age, the Meheecans... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC