CHRON GOBLIN stream ‘The Wailing Sound’ with Invisible Oranges | New album Backwater released this Friday on Ripple Music

Stream and share ‘The Wailing Sound’ by Chron Goblin, exclusively via Invisible Oranges: http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2015/11/chron-goblin-the-wailing-sound-track-premiere/

Signed to the California-based label Ripple Music – home to the likes of Sweat Lodge, Mothership, Mos Generator and JPT Scare Band – Canada’s heavy-riffin’ four-piece Chron Goblin are now only weeks away from the release of their new album, Backwater. Venturing to Portland to work with Adam Pike at Toadhouse Studios in February 2015, the band’s intention was to explore the heavy sonic principles of the Pacific Northwest and embrace Portland’s music scene. Under the tutelage of Pike, who recorded Red Fang’s debut album and tours with them as their front of house engineer, he served as an integral component in achieving the band’s aspirations in the studio and ensuring their exploits across the city were well advised. Swagger and muscle, charm and wit, Chron Goblin pair melody with aggression and groove for a fresh interpretation of heavy. Following the success of 2013’s sophomore album Life For The Living, and having toured the UK, USA and Canada, the band’s third full-length album Backwater picks up where the former left off. Holy Grove vocalist, Andrea Vidal, features on the ethereal first half of ‘The Wailing Sound’, a track offering contrasts to brain pummelling heavy rockers such as ‘Fuller’, ‘Give Way’, and the meandering complexities of ‘The Return’. Backwater will be released through Ripple Music worldwide on November 13 2015 but in the meantime, you can stream and share ‘The Wailing Sound’ by Chron Goblin, exclusively via Invisible Oranges here – http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2015/11/chron-goblin-the-wailing-sound-track-premiere/

Album pre-order details via Ripple Music – Order on CD / LP

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Ripple Music announce signing of Californian Quartet Blackwülf | Stream new song via Decibel Magazine

Listen and share ‘Wings Of Steel’ – http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/blackest-of-the-blackwulf-blackwulfs-wings-of-steel/

“Heavy on the heavy, doomy on the riffing, this vintage metal band from Oakland, CA has hit the nail on the proverbial head.” Heavy Planet

Ripple Music is thrilled to announce the signing of Oakland, California’s Blackwülf to their ever-growing and impressive roster of artists in 2015. The band – made up of vocalist Alex Cunningham, guitarist Pete Holmes, drummer Dave Pankenier and bassist Scott Peterson – prowl the musical feeding grounds of stoner rock, doom-cloaked soundscapes and vintage heavy metal. Dark sonic forests that provide coverage for their unholy mix of parapsychological anger and aggression, and bluesy head-banging riffs. With a résumé that includes member stints with bands like San Francisco’s Acid King, The Nads, Tucson’s Naked Prey and Mountain Pig, Blackwülf is already a seasoned predator. Formed in 2012, it wasn’t until January of last year that the band unleashed their debut album Mind Traveller on Wicker Man Recordings, pressed on clear red vinyl and featuring jacket illustrations from acclaimed San Franciscan artist Alan Forbes (Queens Of The Stone Age, The Misfits). The record, much like Blackwülf themselves was unabashed in its typical, “What you see is what you get” aesthetic. Melding heavy stoner riffs to sincere, pure rock indulgence that has since paved the way for the self-released 7” split single ‘Acid Reign’ with Portland’s Black Snake last September.   Offering up another dose of melody and raw power and a nod to the golden old schools of heavy 70s and 80s pre-thrash metal Blackwülf will release their new album this June via Ripple Music. In the meantime, check out the exclusive track ‘Wings Of Steel’ via Decibel Magazine here –http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/blackest-of-the-blackwulf-blackwulfs-wings-of-steel/

Website – www.blackwulfusa.com Bandcamp – www.blackwulfusa.bandcamp.com Facebook – www.facebook.com/blackwulfusa Instagram – www.twitter.com/blackwulfusa

Contact: For pictures, promo copies, interview requests and guest list please contact Richard S Jones at richard@shelteredlifepr.com / 07854610592

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VOLUME IV To Release Long In The Tooth Album In March Via Ripple Music

Atlanta’s VOLUME IV, featuring Joe Carpenter of NIHILIST, have just announced the release of their Ripple Music debut album, Long In The Tooth, which will be coming out in North America on March 11th, and is scheduled to hit the European stores on March 14th.

With equal parts elegant beauty and steamrolling aggression, Volume IV serve up a piece of ear candy for the ages with Long In The Tooth. This first release with Ripple Music is a concise, 36-minute thrill ride of swampy metal heroics, featuring heavy grooves, classic bluesy stoner riffs, and an overall impending sense of doom. These boys bring back the old school attitude of musical sensibility, working hard to master your instrument, and taking pride in creating a wide pallet of musical styles: Thunderous drumming locked tight within the pocket, bass guitar providing a dense foundation for the thick guitar and gritty yet melodic vocals that lay on top. In a world where everything is mechanized, click-tracked and auto-tuned, Volume IV does it the only way, the honest way, straight from the gut, which is what we need to make music human again and separate the men from the boys.



Long In The Tooth tracklisting:

'Looking Low For A High'
'Utero/Long In The Tooth'
'Wager'
'Blackwater'
'Save Your Servant'
'KONG'
'Cabal'
'Awake The Dreamer'
'Save Your Prayers'
'Locust Have No King'



Volume IV is:

Joe Carpenter – Guitars/Vocals
Troy King – Drums
Blake Parris – Bass

What's the Hot New Place to Get The Best Music From the Heavy Underground? Ripple Music Unveils HeavyRipples Distribution - Psych, Stoner, Doom and More.

North America's Exclusive Distributor for Vincerebus Eruptum - the voice of the underground. Five years in the making, Ripple Music is proud to announce the creation of Heavy Ripples Distro (heavyripples.bigcartel.com), the best new source to find LP's, CD's, 7"'s, Tee's, Magazines, and more from some of the most esteemed bands in the heavy underground. Noting that the burgeoning underworld of bands pumping out stoner, doom, heavy psych and metal mania were horribly under-served by today's current distribution system, Racer and Pope--the head honchos of the hard-rocking Label, Ripple Music-- decided that something had to be done.  Knowing that there were tons of excellent heavy bands that couldn't get widespread distribution because they weren't "hot enough" for some of the current heavy distributors, or not signed to a big enough label, Racer and Pope decided to put together a Distro that could benefit from the years of experience and channels they'd gained with Ripple Music. And Heavy Ripples Distro was born. Featuring heavy bands from North America, Europe, Australia, South America and beyond, HeavyRipples doesn't discriminate against bands who may not move 100 copies or are self-produced and totally D.I.Y.  The only criteria for HeavyRipples is that the bands rock- pure, unadulterated riff-mad heaviness.  Utilizing a "bare minimum" fee strategy, Heavy Ripples Distro offers bands the opportunity to have their music distributed world-wide with the lowest possible fees, allowing the bands to recoup the greatest return on their music while getting maximum exposure and the opportunity to offer thei music to heavy rock fans at the best prices on the web. It's an entirely new model for heavy music distribution and one HeavyRipples Distro hopes can maximize the viral spread of the heavy rock.  Recognizing the dedication Heavy Ripples Distro has to the underground scene, some of the leading Labels in heavy rock jumped at the chance to join in, with Labels like Cosmic Artifactz, Buried by Time and Dust, PsychDoomelic, and Ozium Records all offering the best of their heaviness. And there's more.  HeavyRipples Distro is now the exclusive North American Distributor of Vincerebus Eruptum (www.vincebuseruptum.it), the world's leading magazine devoted to the stoner, doom, and heavy psych rock scene.  Produced in Italy, Vincerebus Eruptum brings interviews, features, news, and reviews of such heavy legends as Colour Haze, Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats Orchid, Kadavar, Witchraft, and more.  All in a slick, full-color format and for only $7 per issue. Check out Heavy Ripples Distro, the web's leading site for the sounds of the true heavy rock underground - www.heavyripples.bigcartel.com.

For inquiries and band submissions, contact Racer at heavyripples@gmail.com.

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Earthen Grave Set to Storm the Stage, Headlining Metroplex HeavyFest

Earthen Grave Set to Storm the Stage, Headlining Metroplex HeavyFest    Ripple Music's newest band, Chicago doom-metallers EARTHEN GRAVE are set to blow away the masses in Dallas at the upcoming Metroplex Heavyfest II festival.  Held at the Boiler Room, a club owned by Drowning Pool drummer, Mike Luce, the Metroplex Heavyfest II will terrorize Dallas/Ft. Worth area with 11 bands of sheer heaviness over two nights, starting Friday, July 19, 2013.  And set to take the stage as the main headliner onSaturday, July 20th, following the "just-released"  debut album for Ripple Music, is EARTHEN GRAVE. For details, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/132182423631940/  Metroplex Heavyfest II schedule:    Friday, July 19th: 8:00 Big Sandy Gilmer 9:15 Muthalod 10:30 Orthodox Fuzz 11:45 Wo Fat 12:00 Enormicon Saturday, July 20th: 7:00 Luther Bleu 8:00 Cosmic Trigger 9:00 Bad Grass (NOLA) 10:00 Hellgoat 11:00 Earthen Grave (Full Band) 12:30 Las Cruces (San Antonio)      EARTHEN GRAVE's self-titled debut finds the band unleashing a terror of groove-laden, classic metal and doom. Twin guitar harmonies sear through the riff-fest of pure darkness and post-Sabbath heaviness. "death is another word...." the first single off the album,  is one of several bonus tracks exclusive to the Ripple Music re-release of the fully remastered EARTHEN GRAVE debut, appearing on both the CD and double-LP versions of the album. Following a triumphant appearance at the Days of the Doomed III Festival, Earthen Grave and Ripple Music team up to let loose the doom/metal beast on July 9th through Nail Distribution, Code 7, Clearspot, and the Ripple Music Store. "death is another word..." is available as a digital download at ripplemusic.bandcamp.com. The Earthen Grave re-release is available on vinyl and CD at www.ripple-music.com. EARTHEN GRAVE Live Dates: July 20th @ The Boiler Room - Dallas, TX ** Heavy Fest II (Event Page) August 10th @ Mayne Stage - Chicago, IL ** Record Release Party w/ Devil To Pay & Divinity Compromised (Event Page) October 12th @ 3 Kings Tavern - Denver, CO  Denver Doom Fest III (www.facebook.com/denverdoomfest3) ** - EARTHEN GRAVE featuring Rachael Barton Pine EARTHEN GRAVE's Ron Holzner is available for interviews regarding EARTHEN GRAVE, TROUBLE and THE SKULL. Those interested should contact ClawhammerPR@gmail.com for inquires. Formed in 2008, EARTHEN GRAVE is a five-piece Chicago metal band that marries the sounds of metal past and future with a sweaty, pummeling live show. EARTHEN GRAVE boasts an undeniable collective metal and musical pedigree. Each member is an accomplished musician and a veteran of the metal scene, including Ron Holzner who was a member of the seminal and seismic doom pioneers TROUBLE - a band widely regarded as one of the most important unsung American metal bands of all time. In addition, EARTHEN GRAVE has that "extra something special" with occasional guest 6th member live and boasting a Full collaboration on the new release with Rachel Barton Pine. Rachel, a world-renowned classical violinist brings her frightening classical chops to a relatively new instrument, the Viper. Originally released in 2012, EARTHEN GRAVE's self-titled debut features 10 tracks of blistering Doom and Metal that left the critics grasping for superlatives. Terrorizer Magazine hailed "... EARTHEN GRAVE sounds old school without being retro, managing to go through every element on which lesser bands usually fail with exquisite grace and solemn subtlety..." Now to be reissued through Ripple Music, the new edition of the album, produced by Ron Holzner, has been completely remastered with four bonus tracks including the new song, "death is another word...." with new drummer Chris Wozniak (LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR).  "...they take the Black Sabbath/Pentagram/Witchfinder General formula to another level by adding in Pine's lovely violin work, which gives these crushing songs an almost Kansas-ish feel to them in spots. 4/5" - Sea of Tranquility "...the integrity and honesty of the musical endeavour shines through, making this a thought-provoking, melancholic metal creation with some real magic..." - Zero Tolerance "...a modern doom metal classic that will live beyond a mere best-of-the-year bestowing. 4.5/5" - Metal Underground www.earthengrave.com earthengrave.bandcamp.com www.ripple-music.com

UK Rockers GRIFTER Gearing Up For Bloodstock Performance UK-based dirty rock n' roll trio GRIFTER have announced a string of live dates leading up to their appearance at this year's Bloodstock Metal Festival.  The Ripple Music recording artists will be performing on Sunday, August 11th, the same day as Slayer, Anthrax, Gamma Bomb, Exodus, Devil Driver and Amorphis.  Specifically, the boys will be taking the stage to support legendary metallers Wolfsbane, as well as Breed 77 and Gormathon! Bloodstock Open Air (B-O-A) is the UK's biggest independent METAL festival. Held at the picturesque location of Walton on Trent in Derbyshire, B-O-A has won the hearts and minds of fans of heavy ROCK AND METAL by consistently showcasing the strongest metal line up on UK soil. You can expect some 15,000 metal heads descending on Derbyshire in August 2013 for 4 days of unadulterated full on Heavy Metal!!! BLOODSTOCK boasts over 100 international rock and metal acts across four stages, as well as other attractions including a huge international metal market, late night entertainment in the Sophie Lancaster Tent, fairground rides, 'The Bloodstock Arms' festival bar serving real ale, full weekend camping and one of the best atmospheres the festival scene has to offer. Add to this a signing tent where you can meet your favourite bands, and for those of you who need those extra creature comforts - an extra special VIP experience in the Serpents Lair camping and hospitality backstage bar, which offers 80+ different real ales, this really is an unmissable date in the headbangers calendar. Metal brethren at your marks! For more details, visit www.bloodstock.uk.com. Meanwhile, Grifter is finishing recording the follow up to their self-titled 2011 debut, which will appear later in the year on Ripple Music on CD and...VINYL!!!! Guinness splatter vinyl no less!!!  The working title for the album is The Return Of The Bearded Brethren and will feature artwork from up and coming tattoo artist Jamie Campbell. Tracks from the album will include 'Braggard's Boast,' 'Black Gold,' 'It's Not Me It's You,' 'She Mountain,' 'Princess Leia,' 'Fire Water,' 'Paranoiac Blues,' 'The Return Of The Bearded Brethren,' 'Bow Down To The Monkey' and a cover of Black Sabbath's 'Fairies Wear Boots' that has become a popular fixture of the live set. Grifter's critically-hailed debut is still available at ripplemusic.bigcartel.com. GRIFTER Live Dates: 7/26 - Manchester @ Gulliver's w/ The Bendal Interlude, Widows and Blastronaut 7/27 - Cheltenham @ The 2 Pigs w/ Welcome Back Delta and Smoke Pilot 8/02 - Abertillery @ The Doll's House w/ Black Light Machine and Static Signals 8/11 - BLOODSTOCK!  8/31 - Bournemouth @ The Anvil w/ Alunah, Diesel King and more 11/29 - HARD ROCK HELL w/ Black Star Riders, Airbourne, Nazareth, Paul Dianno, Michael Monroe and more. www.hardrockhell.com Praise for GRIFTER:   Top 20 (#12 & #15) Album of the Year - The Soda Shop Top 20 (#19) Album of the Year - Heavy Planet Top 20 (#15) Album of the Year - Captain Beyond Zen Top 10 of 2011 - The Sleeping Shaman Top 10 (#5) Album of the Year - Chybucca Sounds Bands That Caught My Attention (2011) - Steaming Heathen/Grips of Delusion Best Records of 2011 - Sonic Abuse Top 20 (#15) Album of the Year - The Obelisk #4 Album of the year - A Brief History of Metal: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly of 2011 "One of the best hard rock albums from top to bottom that I have listened to this year."  - WeLoveMetal.com   "This is an excellent album, catchy, groove rich and addictive . . . all (of the tracks) are of the same catchy, infectious quality. Get a copy and by the second listen I guarantee you will be singing along." [4/5] -  Metal Talk.net   "Just about the best stoner rock band in England right now. Grifter build every one of their songs around monstrously grooving, simple riffs and smooth southern vocals. Something akin to Clutch jamming with Kim Thayil. Several songs, including opener Good Day For Bad News, Preacher And The Devil and Alabama Hotpocket are simply jammed with big riffs, and even when they go for an acoustic blues track to close with Gone Blues they can't help but groove." - JukeBox:Metal

For all things GRIFTER, visit the following links:

www.grifterrock.co.uk

www.reverbnation.com/grifterrock www.facebook.com/grifterrock

www.myspace.com/grifterrock

grifter.bigcartel.com

grifterrock.bandcamp.com

www.ripple-music.com

VOLUME IV Signs Worldwide Deal With Ripple Music

RIPPLE MUSIC is proud to announce the signing of acclaimed, hard-hitting American heavy rockers, VOLUME IV to their ever-expanding roster! VOLUME IV is a unit that unleashes their mighty sonic attack with aplomb and a nasty sneer on their faces. Full of grit and no-nonsense rock, VOLUME IV pummel their listeners to a bloody pulp with a fierce combination of heavy groove, dirty melodies and that all important riff.  Individually the members of VOLUME IV have shared the stage with legendary acts such as MOTORHEAD, IRON MAIDEN, DANZIG, MASTODON, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY and DOWN.  Now, back in the studio, VOLUME IV is hard at work recording their RIPPLE MUSIC debut album, tentatively titled Long in the Tooth.  Plowing the same massively heavy fields of 70's/80's classic hard rock that fueled their debut EP, VOLUME IV aim to build upon the crushing success of that first release and take their rocking brand of heaviness to a new level. And when the band describes themselves as "Loud Motherfuckers" you better bet that the new album will rock! Whatever title the new album takes, RIPPLE MUSIC is set to unleash the heaviness worldwide in 2014, as the band makes plans to tour and hopefully hit all the major heavy rock festivals. VOLUME IV commented yesterday upon the new alliance; "Other than not signing us in the back of a limo over mounds of cocaine, we feel Ripple is one of the best labels going and we are proud to be part of the family!! It's clear that these guys don't compromise in terms of putting out creative music and are true believers of heavy rock. The variety of bands and the sheer quality of music they've released speaks for itself. We're very honored that our music earned its place among their ranks!" For the growing legions of Ripple fans, known as the Waveriders, VOLUME IV will be another must-hear addition to the ranks of bands that already include such heavy rockers as Mos Generator, Devil to Pay, Mothership, Trucker Diablo and Ape Machine. And you can bet that the combination of VOLUME IV and RIPPLE MUSIC will be a combustible mixture! For an in-depth review of the band's self-titled EP and stream of album track 'Kong,' visit this location.    Catch the mayhem that is VOLUME IV live:   July 13th Nashville, TN Foobar w/ Beitthemeans July 14th Birmingham, AL @The Nick w/ Firewater Revival & Beitthemeans July 19th Atlanta, GA @ Sweetwater Live w/ Muckracker, Bone Church, Voltage Cult July 27th Jacksonville, AL Junebug Music Festival

VOLUME IV is: Joe Carpenter - Guitar/Vocal Troy King - Drums Blake Parris - Bass "I really, really like the sound that Volume IV have gone for here as its heavy without any gimmicks, it's just hard rock done by three guys who clearly love their craft. Go into this to remember why you started listening to rock and why you still love it today - then prepare to be transported back to those good days once again." - Dave Nicholls, Loud Stuff.com  "Straight out of Walking Dead-land, Atlanta's heavy hitters Volume IV unleash their filthy sonic attack with great aplomb and with a big sneer on their faces. Full of grit and no-nonsense they simply pummel their listeners to a bloody pulp. Opting at being a force instead of going for warp speed, the band build up their songs to end in a furious crescendo." - Swedebeast, The Ripple Effect www.facebook.com/VolumeIV

Ripple Music and EARTHEN GRAVE Release Re-Mastered Double LP and CD With Bonus Tracks

Ripple Music's newest band, Chicago doom-metallers EARTHEN GRAVE is set to open the cage doors on their newly re-mastered debut album. EARTHEN GRAVE's self-titled debut finds the band unleashing a terror of groove-laden, classic metal and doom. Twin guitar harmonies sear through the riff-fest of pure darkness and post-Sabbath heaviness. "death is another word...." the first single off the album,  is one of several bonus tracks exclusive to the Ripple Music re-release of the fully remastered EARTHEN GRAVE debut, appearing on both the CD and double-LP versions of the album. Following a triumphant appearance at the Days of the Doomed III Festival, Earthen Grave and Ripple Music team up to let loose the doom/metal beast on July 9th through Nail Distribution, Code 7, Clearspot, and the Ripple Music Store. "death is another word..." is available as a digital download at ripplemusic.bandcamp.com. The Earthen Grave re-release is available on vinyl and CD at www.ripple-music.com. EARTHEN GRAVE Live Dates: June 22nd @ The Blue Pig - Cudahy, WI ** Days of The Doomed Fest III (Event Page) July 20th @ The Boiler Room - Dallas, TX ** Heavy Fest II (Event Page) August 10th @ Mayne Stage - Chicago, IL ** Record Release Party w/ Devil To Pay & Divinity Compromised (Event Page) October 12th @ 3 Kings Tavern - Denver, CO  Denver Doom Fest III (www.facebook.com/denverdoomfest3) ** - EARTHEN GRAVE featuring Rachael Barton Pine EARTHEN GRAVE's Ron Holzner is available for interviews regarding EARTHEN GRAVE, TROUBLE and THE SKULL. Those interested should contact ClawhammerPR@gmail.com for inquires.

Formed in 2008, EARTHEN GRAVE is a five-piece Chicago metal band that marries the sounds of metal past and future with a sweaty, pummeling live show. EARTHEN GRAVE boasts an undeniable collective metal and musical pedigree. Each member is an accomplished musician and a veteran of the metal scene, including Ron Holzner who was a member of the seminal and seismic doom pioneers TROUBLE - a band widely regarded as one of the most important unsung American metal bands of all time. In addition, EARTHEN GRAVE has that "extra something special" with occasional guest 6th member live and boasting a Full collaboration on the new release with Rachel Barton Pine. Rachel, a world-renowned classical violinist brings her frightening classical chops to a relatively new instrument, the Viper. Originally released in 2012, EARTHEN GRAVE's self-titled debut features 10 tracks of blistering Doom and Metal that left the critics grasping for superlatives. Terrorizer Magazine hailed "... EARTHEN GRAVE sounds old school without being retro, managing to go through every element on which lesser bands usually fail with exquisite grace and solemn subtlety..." Now to be reissued through Ripple Music, the new edition of the album, produced by Ron Holzner, has been completely remastered with four bonus tracks including the new song, "death is another word...." with new drummer Chris Wozniak (LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR).  "...they take the Black Sabbath/Pentagram/Witchfinder General formula to another level by adding in Pine's lovely violin work, which gives these crushing songs an almost Kansas-ish feel to them in spots. 4/5" - Sea of Tranquility "...the integrity and honesty of the musical endeavour shines through, making this a thought-provoking, melancholic metal creation with some real magic..." - Zero Tolerance "...a modern doom metal classic that will live beyond a mere best-of-the-year bestowing. 4.5/5" - Metal Underground www.earthengrave.com earthengrave.bandcamp.com www.ripple-music.com

Ripple Music and Devil to Pay Auction Extremely Rare Test Pressing of Fate is Your Muse to Benefit the Medical Needs of Doommantia Founder, Ed Barnard

Ripple Music and Devil to Pay Auction Extremely Rare Test Pressing of Fate is Your Muse to Benefit the Medical Needs of Doommantia Founder, Ed Barnard  Ripple Music is proud to announce the latest in their ongoing series of rare test pressing auctions for charity, this time benefiting the medical needs of Doommantia founder, Ed Barnard.  The long-running site, Doommantia (www.doommantia.com) is one of the leading forces bringing CD Reviews, Interviews, Authorized free downloads and Promotion for bands in the Doom, Stoner, Psychedelic, Drone, Sludge Metal genres.  The site also has an active forum (www.doommantiaforum.com) for heavy rock maniacs to share ideas and views, creating a solid doom rock community. For those unaware, Ed had been forced into homeless by a medical condition but still manages to keep the Doommantia site viable online. Ed suffered a series of  heart attacks that forced Ed to become unemployed.  Those events, plus the exorbitant cost of cardiac medications made paying the rent an impossibility and he was evicted from his place in Aberdeen, Washington. Now homeless, the doom and metal community has been rallying around his cause with benefit concerts and a compilation of 39 heavy bands that all donated their music to help Ed's cause. The compilation,  Doommantia Vol. 1, is available at: doommantiavol1.bandcamp.com Now Ripple Music offers their assistance to help a musical brother in need.  After establishing an ongoing company policy of giving back to the community, Ripple Music has auctioned off some of their rarest test pressings to help the BP Spill Gulf Clean Up, Wounded Warriors, Sloan-Kettering Cancer Research, and Joplin Missouri Tornado Relief, amongst others. The auction of the extremely rare test press for Devil To Pay's Fate is Your Muse will continue that tradition, offering heavy rock/doom fans a chance to get one of only two test-pressings ever to be released to the public.   Fate is Your Muse was unleashed upon an eagerly-waiting audience, April 9th, 2013 and immediately garnered critical rave reviews, leading Shakefire.com to boast, "If you love Rock music, you have to check out Fate is your Muse and Devil to Pay. If these guys aren't rock legends already, they will be for sure soon."    The Fate is Your Muse Rare Test Press Auction is live on eBay at this location.  100% of proceeds from the auction will be used to help help Mr. Barnard regain his self-sufficiency. Don't miss this chance to own a unique Doom Collectible LP and support the heavy rock community.      Press raves about Fate is Your Muse. "If you love Rock music, you have to check out "Fate is your Muse" and Devil to Pay. If these guys aren't rock legends already, they will be for sure soon." - Shakefire.com "I  really feel I can't recommend this enough to the Stoner Rock/Metal heads out there.  From the album's aggressive opener "Prepare To Die" till the Doom-tuned "Beyond The Ether", you'll deal with head-banging Stoner-laden riffs, kickass hard-hitting drumming (hail Chad!), and on top of everything, Steve's essential Grunge-like vocals who definitely sounds like Josh Homme in fluoxetine (prozac).  DEVIL TO PAY deserve our total respect.." - Metal Kaoz "That is what you get with Fate is Your Muse. A hard-rocking collection of great Sludge/Stoner Metal tracks to rock out to. Hugely entertaining from the word go. Devil To Pay have lost none of their magic. They simply get better with age. If you are already a fan of this great band then you are going to love this album. If you are a new visitor to the world of Devil To Pay then this is a great place to start. If you are a fan of Kyuss, Thin Lizzy, and Black Sabbath then you will be right at home here." - The Sludgelord

For complete bio info on DEVIL TO PAY visit this location.  www.deviltopay.net www.facebook.com/deviltopay www.twitter.com/devil_to_pay www.reverbnation.com/deviltopay www.ripple-music.com