Blackwülf Sign to Ripple Music
Riffy Oakland metallers Blackwülf are the latest act to join forces with Ripple Music in what’s been an active early 2015 for the label, who announced last week that they’d also signed Desert Suns and that they’ll release a series of splits called The Second Coming of Heavy beginning in April. Their streak continues with Blackwülf, whose umlaut-laden sans-frills heaviness will make its label debut in June.
To mark the occasion, Blackwülf are streaming the song “Wings of Steel” — the reference to Judas Priest‘s “Painkiller” may or may not be intentional — from the album, and you can hear it via the Soundcloud player under the PR wire info that follows:
Ripple Music announce signing of Californian Quartet Blackwülf
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.
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