Despite starting out as a powerful fusion of German and American speed metal, Ripper continues progressing into Voivod and Pestilence territory with their latest EP, Paranormal Waves, released digitally on March 30, 2020.
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Chilean speed metal revivalists Ripper tear into their fusion of Destruction and older Sepultura that makes for an energy-infused listen full of the high-contrast riff changes that defined the speed metal genre. While this continues the past influences, it shows the band developing more of their own voice while remembering to cue in enough genre conventions to address the nostalgia crowd.
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Chilean speed metal band Ripper performed a ripping set in Paris recently on their ongoing European tour with Entrench.
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Quality speed metal bands Ripper and Entrenched have published a final list of their Fall 2017 European tour dates.
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Iron Pegasus Records is releasing a demo compilation of Chilean speed metal band Ripper’s The Exit and Destroy the World demos.
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Chilean speed metal band Ripper announced the booked gigs of their fall European tour with Swedish speed metal band Entrenched:
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Ripper are playing a show September 21st in Belgium with Entrench opening as part of their Fall 2017 European tour.
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Ripper’s Experiment of Existence, one of the best recent speed metal records for whatever that is worth, is being repressed on vinyl courtesy of Dark Descent Records.
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Chilean death/speed metal band Ripper announced on their Facebook page that they will be headlining the Apocalipsis Metalico 4 festival on September 2nd in Chile.
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Two of the best and only worthy modern speed metal bands are embarking upon a European tour together this fall. Ripper and Entrench, who made our lists of The Best Underground Metal of 2014 and 2016, are planning a European tour and need to get some gigs to knock headbangers on their backs. From Ripper’s Funbook page:
6 CommentsRIPPER announces first European Tour together with Swedish Thrashers of ENTRENCH!
Interested promoters please get in touch with Roadmaster Booking.
Available dates between September 15 and 30.
Booking via contact@roadmasterbooking.com
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