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DEAD ENDRIDING EASYFormat: LP Cata No: EZRDR118 Barcode: 603111741314 Format: CD Cata No: EZRDR118CD Barcode: 603111741321 |
| (EU LIMITED VINYL RED 200 COPIES) When R.I.P. came crawling out of the sewers of Portland four years ago, their grimy, sleazy Street Doom was already a fully formed monstrosity that quickly infected the minds of everyone it encountered. At the time, none of us expected its depravity to take such fierce hold, and yet, here were are, sheltering in place and/or stealthily creeping through a nightmare dystopia that the 80s sci-fi/horror movies foretold. Dead End is, ironically, a recharge of the band’s sound, bearing influences ranging from John Carpenter films, post-apocalyptic grunge, pro-wrestling attitude and salty lo-fi hip-hop aesthetics to the band’s ferocious heavy metal. During the three years since the 2017 release of their sophomore album Street Reaper, R.I.P. has been busy tightening their sound and their line up while loosening their grip on sanity — touring the west coast with bands like Electric Wizard and Red Fang, and taking Street Doom overseas for the first time for a month long headlining tour of Europe. These years on the road and the addition of a more aggressive rhythm section have allowed the band to fully break free from their influences and deliver on the promise hinted at on their first two releases. For Dead End, R.I.P. worked with legendary producer Billy Anderson, interring onto wax their heaviest and most ambitious album yet. Continuing to move further away from their classic doom influences like Pentagram and Saint Vitus, the band offers a rare blast of originality in a scene rife with formulaic bands. Dead End is a fast and anxious ride where the very idea of doom is put to the test under duress of manic lyrics about death, insanity, and leather, and hook-laden guitar tracks that draw as equally from Nirvana as Black Sabbath. | |
Tracks:01. Streets of Death 02. Judgement Night 03. Dead End 04. Nightmare 05. One Foot In The Grave 06. Death Is Coming 07. Moment of Silence 08. Buried Alive 09. Out of Time 10. Dead Of The Night |
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| DEMOLITION DOLL RODS INTO THE BRAVE IN THE RED | |
| ELKHORN ACOUSTIC STORM CARDINAL FUZZ | |
| FUZZ III IN THE RED | |
| HERBCRAFT TRASH HEAP CARDINAL FUZZ | |
| JOHNNY THUNDERS LIVE FROM ZURICH '85 JOHNNY THUNDERS ARCHIVE | |
| MONOLORD EMPRESS RISING RIDING EASY | |
| MONOLORD VAENIR RIDING EASY | |
| R.I.P. DEAD END RIDING EASY | |
| THE DEAD C UNKNOWNS BA DA BING! | |
| WENDY EISENBERG AUTO BA DA BING! | |