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Ripple Music to re-release Poobah's "U.S.Rock" album in February 2014: Limited Edition already available now!

Legendary heavy psych masters Poobah have just recently announced that Ripple Music will be re-releasing their 1976 album "U.S. Rock" in February, officially set to hit the UK stores on February 10th and in Europe on February 14th of 2014. But to celebrate the upcoming re-issue of "U.S. Rock" in advance, Ripple Music is now offering an exclusive Limited edition blue splatter vinyl package which includes the fully remastered LP with an 11 x 17 poster and download card, and also the CD version of the release, which features 4 previously unreleased bonus tracks! The blue splatter edition is a limited press run of 100 units.

You want to be the first to get hold of Poobah's re-issued and hotly anticipated Seventies rock jewel before the rest of the world? Then this is your chance, the advanced Limited edition of Poobah's "U.S.Rock" is available on Ripple Music now:

http://ripplemusic.bigcartel.com/product/poobah-u-s-rock-limited-edition-splatter-edition

"U.S. Rock" is the second release from the mighty Poobah (originally released in 1976) and the also the second to be re-issued by Ripple Music. The album features ten tracks in the original running order, remastered by T. Dallas Reed at HeavyHead Studios. This is the first time that this album has seen the light of day in almost forty years and the CD edition features four bonus tracks, including a blistering live rendition of “Steamroller”. Jim Gustafson, the Grand Poobah himself, delivers a resounding set of six string heroics that should have seen him sitting alongside the greats of the time, and shows why he is the Wizard of Heavy Psyche!

For Fans of Led Zeppelin, Cream, Foghat, Deep Purple, Cactus, Leaf Hound, Uriah Heep, Blue Oyster Cult!

Track List: 1. Flesh Fantasies
2. Pullin' Me Down
3. Watch Me
4. Coast To Coast
5. Let's Rock
6. Thru These Eyes
7. Crazy
8. Keep On Rollin'
9. Right Out Of The Night
10. Out Of You
*Bonus tracks on CD*:
1. Your Way, My Way
2. Cold Blooded Lover
3. Enjoy What You Have (Alternate Mix)
4. Steamroller (Live)

Poobah is:
Jim Gustafson- Lead Vocals/guitar/songwriter
Lori Powers- Percussion/vocals
Eric Wright- Bass
Mike Fortino- Drums /backing vocals


Links:
www.poobahband.com 
www.facebook.com/pages/Poobah/139254842766375
www.ripple-music.com

Poobah "U.S. Rock" - Limited edition available now:
www.ripplemusic.bigcartel.com/product/poobah-u-s-rock-limited-edition-splatter-edition

"U.S.Rock" by Poobah - re-released on Ripple Music - will be officially coming out in the UK on February 10th & in Europe on February 14th of 2014!

Introducing HEAVY RIPPLES DISTRIBUTION!

Noting that the burgeoning underworld of stoner, doom, and heavy rock bands were under-served by the current distribution system, Racer and Pope--the head honchos of the hard-rocking Label, Ripple Music-- decided that something had to be done.  So, they put together a distribution service benefiting from their years of experience with Ripple Music. And Heavy Ripples Distro was born.

Ever since the dawn of the music industry, and especially since the recent boom in vinyl popularity, fans of physical merchandise all over the world have had one major setback: shipping costs.

Ripples Distribution is a revolutionary idea: an entirely not-for-profit, web-based store that aims to do one thing: centralize merchandise like vinyl records, tshirts, CDs, 7”s, magazines and more in one place so that fans all over the world can order them directly and avoid high shipping fees. More importantly, Heavy Ripples aims to uphold the long-standing DIY ethic that makes the new genre of heavy rock music so great.

HOW IT WORKS: Heavy Ripples teams up with labels and individual bands to bring in a handful of each individual merch item into the store, which is powered by Bigcartel. Every time an item is purchased, Heavy Ripples immediately sends ALL of the money to the band or label, and only keeps a couple of dollars to pay for shipping and website fees.

We invite labels, bands, magazines, and anyone interested in supporting underground heavy music from all over the world to join in making positive waves in the world of Heavy Ripples!

Heavy Ripples Links:

www.heavyripples.bigcartel.com

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Heavy-Ripples-Distribution/521859817852067

http://twitter.com/heavyripples

Ripple Music Links:

http://www.ripple-music.com

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ripple-Music/369610860064

http://ripplemusic.bandcamp.com

https://twitter.com/RippleMusic

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

Trucker Diablo Release New Charity Christmas Song!

Heard someone yesterday complain that there were no rocking Christmas songs. Trucker Diablo took the challenge seriously.

Here's their original kick-ass Christmas song and all proceeds from digital downloads go to benefit Royal Victoria Hospital for Sick Children which cares for sick children with a range of illnesses. A cause near and dear to the band. So help a good cause, and rock out this holiday. 

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.

And find all the heaviness and daily deals at:

www.heavyripples.bigcartel.com

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Heavy-Ripples-Distribution/521859817852067

@heavyripples /twitter

THE FUZZ DRIVERS Signs Worldwide Deal With Ripple Music

RIPPLE MUSIC is proud to announce the signing of acclaimed, hard-hitting Portugese retro-heavy rockers, The FUZZ DRIVERS to their ever-expanding roster! Southern Rock from a Portuguese rock band? That would be CORRECT! The Fuzz Drivers are a blasting new sound formed in Lisbon, who are claiming fast fame in Portugal. The talents of Marcelo Vieira (vocals), Sergio "Mad Mag" (guitar), João Lopes (bass) and Duarte Carvalho (drums) packed a powerhouse of sound into their self-titled debut album, and now the band plans to do the same with Ripple Music. Influences from music of the past four decades rages to the forefront of The Fuzz Drivers sound creating a definite Southern Rock vibe that is then blended through the hard rock cannon of Soundgarden and Led Zeppelin. Plowing the same massively heavy fields of 70's/80's classic hard rock that fueled their self-titled debut, The Fuzz Drivers aim to build upon the crushing success of that first release and take their rocking brand of heaviness to a new level with their Ripple Music debut which will be released world-wide in 2014. The band plans to follow up with a full-scale European tour and hit all the major heavy rock festivals. Fuzz Drivers commented yesterday upon the new alliance; "Joining the Ripple Music family opens up a whole new exciting chapter for The Fuzz Drivers. Not only we are deeply honoured and humbled to join a roster of amazing bands, but we are thrilled to work with a label with people who love Heavy Rock and pour their hearts into what they do in a way that is rarely seen these days! With all that energy, love and rock'n'roll combined, we know that amazing things are bound to happen!" For the growing legions of Ripple fans, known as the Waveriders, The Fuzz Drivers 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. You can bet that the combination of The Fuzz Drivers and Ripple Music will be a combustible mixture! Read a full review of The Fuzz Drivers' debut album at this location.  Download the album FREE at thefuzzdrivers.com/download-the-fuzz-drivers-debut-album    In September, The Fuzz Drivers will hit the road with King Lizard and The Scams. Dates are as follows: September 11th - UK - Grimsby, Yardbirds September 12th - SCO - Edinburgh, Bannerman's September 13th - UK - Bradford, Gasworks September 14th - UK - Southampton, ROXX September 15th - UK - London, The Underworld September 16th - B - Tongeren, Club Sodom September 18th - GER - Hamburg, Rock Café St. Pauli September 19th - GER - Cologne, MTC September 20th - GER - Hamminkeln, KuBa

"Rock and roll, that's what it's all about on this excellent debut album from Portuguese band The Fuzz Drivers - old-school, rollicking, joyfully played rock n' roll that isn't trying for over-processed, sterile perfection, but rather wants to rock your heart, and rock your soul, and rock your body, and make you feel something (maybe even think something). The Fuzz Drivers succeed on all counts." - Hard Rock Nights "When Danny Vaughn introduces you to a band, you stand up and take notice. The Fuzz Drivers are a Portuguese based band with an undying love for old school rock n' roll. Think Rival Sons meets The Burning Crows. The album is a blistering success that will get you in the mood for the summer sun as well as the mud soaked fields of the UK festival circuit"- Phil Weller & Edward Laing, Rock Fusion "Rock and Roll will never die! That is what I think when I hear a band like The Fuzz Drivers for the first time. Classic rock has inspired bands all over the globe, and The Fuzz Drivers are dishing out the best 70s style rock and roll I have ever heard from Portugal."  - Hard Rock Hideout "Welcome to The Fuzz Drivers. They mean business ladies and gentlemen. This debut album proves that these guys could blow some minds." - Rockulus Maximus The Fuzz Drivers are: Marcelo (vocals) Duarte (drums) João (bass) Sérgio (guitar)   www.thefuzzdrivers.com www.facebook.com/thefuzzdrivers www.ripple-music.com