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R.I.P. Announce Oct. 9 Release for Dead End; Stream “Out of Time”

Posted in Whathaveyou on July 16th, 2020 by JJ Koczan

The piano that shows up in the new R.I.P. track is a nice touch. I’m serious. It adds a little bit of the unexpected amid all the grit-covered tones and harsh vibes that otherwise pervade. I wouldn’t call it classy, exactly — because context, right? — but it fits well with what the PR wire ultra-aptly describes as their “post-apocalyptic grunge.” Fuck I wish I could come up with something as good as that.

Alas.

R.I.P. issued their debut album, Street Reaper (review here), in Oct. 2017, so they’re right about three years out by the time Dead End shows up, and in the interim, they toured abroad (played Desertfest London in 2019), changed out their lineup and hit the studio with Billy Frickin’ Anderson at the helm. To call the time productive seems an understatement.

You can hear “Out of Time” at the bottom of this post. Cover art follows and album info follows here, fresh off the PR wire:

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R.I.P. share first single from forthcoming album Dead End

Portland Street Doom band returns with crushing new sound, new lineup

Portland, OR ‘Street Doom’ quartet R.I.P. announce their forthcoming third album Dead End today, sharing the first single “Out of Time.”

When R.I.P. came crawling out of the sewers of Portland, OR four years ago, their grimy, sleazy Street Doom was already a fully formed monstrosity that quickly infected the minds of everyone it encountered. At the time, none of us expected its depravity to take such fierce hold, and yet, here were are, sheltering in place and/or stealthily creeping through a nightmare dystopia that the 80s sci-fi/horror movies foretold.

Dead End is, ironically, a recharge of the band’s sound, bearing influences ranging from John Carpenter films, post-apocalyptic grunge, pro-wrestling attitude and salty lo-fi hip-hop aesthetics to the band’s ferocious heavy metal.

During the three years since the 2017 release of their sophomore album Street Reaper, R.I.P. has been busy tightening their sound and their line up while loosening their grip on sanity – touring the west coast with bands like Electric Wizard and Red Fang, and taking Street Doom overseas for the first time for a month long headlining tour of Europe. These years on the road and the addition of a more aggressive rhythm section have allowed the band to fully break free from their influences and deliver on the promise hinted at on their first two releases.

For Dead End, R.I.P. worked with legendary producer Billy Anderson, interring onto wax their heaviest and most ambitious album yet. Continuing to move further away from their classic doom influences like Pentagram and Saint Vitus, the band offers a rare blast of originality in a scene rife with formulaic bands. Dead End is a fast and anxious ride where the very idea of doom is put to the test under duress of manic lyrics about death, insanity, and leather, and hook-laden guitar tracks that draw as equally from Nirvana as Black Sabbath.

Dead End will be available on LP, CD and download on October 9th, 2020 via RidingEasy Records.

Artist: R.I.P.
Album: Dead End
Label: RidingEasy Records
Release Date: October 9, 2020

01. Streets of Death
02. Judgement Night
03. Dead End
04. Nightmare
05. One Foot In The Grave
06. Death Is Coming
07. Moment of Silence
08. Buried Alive
09. Out of Time
10. Dead Of The Night

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R.I.P., “Out of Time”

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