Oakland heavy metal warlords WAR CLOUD announce their East Coast Crusher summer tour, to kick off at the end of August in Austin, Texas.Says frontman Alex Wein: “We are extremely stoked to announce our East Coast Crusher Tour happening this August/September. Coming in hot off the heels of our performance at Hell’s Heroes, and then our second […]
Ripple Music’s ambitious all-star tribute album “Dominance and Submission: A Tribute To Blue Öyster Cult” is premiering in full exclusively on Brooklyn Vegan today, ahead of its worldwide release this Friday. 🔥 Listen to the ‘Dominance and Submission: A Tribute To Blue Öyster Cult‘ 🔥 Founded in 1967, Blue Öyster Cult are considered pioneers of occult hard […]
Californian powerhouse RIPPLE MUSIC is proud to announce the upcoming release of their all-star tribute album to Blue Öyster Cult: ‘Dominance and Submission: A Tribute to Blue Öyster Cult’. The album will feature covers by Steve Hanford, Mark Lanegan, Billy Anderson, Jeff Matz of High On Fire, Zeke, Mondo Generator and many other names of the heavy rock world. This special tribute […]
Oakland shredders WAR CLOUD unveil a thrash-laden second single taken from their thunderous new album ‘Earhammer Sessions’, coming out this May 22nd on Ripple Music. Stream “Striker” exclusively via Riff Relevant now! This new live-in-studio record ‘Earhammer Sessions’ was recorded at Earhammer Studios in California by Greg Wilkinson and mastered by Alan Douches (Motörhead, High On Fire, Gwar). This […]
Oakland hard rock revelers WAR CLOUD announce the release of their thunderous live album ‘Earhammer Sessions’ this May 22nd on Ripple Music. The band will be on the road this spring for an extensive tour across Europe and the US. This new live-in-studio record ‘Earhammer Sessions’ was recording Earhammer Studios in California by Greg Wilkinson, and showcases a wild […]
We hate it when it happens, but sometimes even the best bands reach their end. Many reasons why, but bands often split up. At Ripple, some of our favorites have ended way too soon. So in their honor, we’re launching the R.I.P. Sale, a special 50% sale on all release from Ripple family that are […]
Announcing RIPPLEFEST U.K.! Ripple Music blowout Featuring STUBB, WAR CLOUD, TRIPPY WICKED, PLAINRIDE, and PSYCHLONA on SEPTEMBER 21 Ripple Music in collaboration with Desertscene London (The team behind Desertfest U.K.) has put together the inaugural edition of Ripplefest U.K., and it’s a smoker! Featuring five heavy hitters from the Ripple roster emerging out of both the […]
New song “Striker” streaming now via Metal Injection Erupting out of Oakland, California in 2014, War Cloud has left a smoking path across much of the USA over the past five years. Adopting a classic 70s rock and 80s power metal approach and aggressively dousing it in modern sophistication, War Cloud released their self-titled debut album on Ripple Music to much acclaim in 2017. […]
It’s back! Be prepared as Ripple Music takes over Thee Parkside stage for the second RippleFest! This time, bigger and badder than ever, RippleFest II (a.k.a The Ripple Rager) features 5 (!) Ripple bands including Montreal’s The Hazytones as they stop by on their cross North American Tour. Jam to the heaviness of The Watchers, […]
War Cloud on Bandcamp | Facebook | Big Cartel Originally erupting out of Oakland, War Cloud have been steadily shredding Northern Californian ear drums since their formation in 2014. Founded by vocalist, guitar player and former Baltimore resident Alex Wein, after immediately planting down his amps he wasted no time in recruiting a solid four-man crew. Setting out to create […]