The blurb below, toward the bottom, just above the links, I lifted from Ripple Music‘s Bandcamp. Something about it seemed awfully familiar. I’d soon enough realize that’s because I wrote it in my review of the label’s new Turned to Stone Chapter 5 (review here) split between Planet of the 8s and Duneeater, which is of course what the two bands will be promoting on this upcoming run through their jointly native Australia. That split, organized in executive-producer fashion by Las Vegas-based promoter and general dude-who-knows-stuff-about-heavy-music John Gist of Vegas Rock Revolution (obviously of greater reach than those city limits), is the best argument for itself, so you’ll find it streaming at the bottom of this post, each act a complement for the other without all that exhausting competition.

I don’t have data for how this site does in Australia, and honestly I’d probably rather not know, but Aus heavy is some of the finest in the world, and these bands both rock, so if you happen to be seeing this and in the part of the world where they’ll be, do you really need me to tell you to show up and support, maybe pick up a vinyl? No, I don’t think you do.

From social media:

Planet of the 8s & Duneeater – Turned to Stone Tour

TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT! We’re hitting the road with Duneeater to promote our split 12″ LP ‘Turned To Stone – Chapter V’ out now on Ripple Music. Save $$ with a presale ticket on sale here: https://linktr.ee/ttstour

— More dates TBA —

Fri 30 Sept – The Basement, Canberra
Fri 1 Oct – The Stag & Hunter, Newcastle
Sun 2 Oct – Frankie’s, Sydney – FREE ENTRY
Sat 15 Oct – Enigma Bar, Adelaide
Fri 21 Oct – The Evelyn, Melbourne

Ripple Music‘s split series continues, pairing Australian heavy rockers Duneeater and Planet of the 8s. And while many splits set themselves up as a blank-vs.-blank scenario, like a (usually friendly) competition between the bands involved, the Victoria and Melbourne, respectively, outfits make sure everyone knows they’re both playing for Team Riff, setting up the tracklisting between the two so that the bands not only share the release, but indeed some of the music that makes it up. And that goes to underline the sheer listenability of Turned to Stone Chapter 5. It is the converted offering a righteous preach to the choir, and each side has a bit of sermon to it as well. If you’d worship an altar of fuzz, they’ve built one here.

https://www.facebook.com/planetofthe8s
https://www.instagram.com/planetot8s/
https://planetofthe8s.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Duneeater
https://www.instagram.com/duneeater/
https://duneeater.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/theripplemusic/
https://www.instagram.com/ripplemusic/
https://ripplemusic.bandcamp.com/
http://www.ripple-music.com/

Planet of the 8s & Duneeater, Turned to Stone Chapter V (2022)

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