R.I.P. stream the second single »Moment Of Silence« taken from their fourth full-lenght album, »Dead End«

Oregon’s street doom metal band R.I.P. stream the second single »Moment Of Silence« taken from their fourth full-lenght album, »Dead End«, set to release on October 9th, 2020 via RidingEasy Records.

Tracklist:
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

From RidingEasy Records:

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.

R.I.P. is:
Fuzz – Vocals
Angel Martinez – Guitars
Jon Mullett – Bass
Willie D – Drums

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well