From that interstitial and liminal period between speed metal and death metal, bands like Possessed and Merciless emerged long ago, but the tradition carries on with high-speed contrast and vertigo from Ripper.
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Ripper Unleashes Paranormal Waves EP
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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Ripper Releases Sensory Stagnation
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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Ripper Live in Paris Video
Chilean speed metal band Ripper performed a ripping set in Paris recently on their ongoing European tour with Entrench.
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Ripper & Entrench Finalize 2017 Euro Tour Dates
Quality speed metal bands Ripper and Entrenched have published a final list of their Fall 2017 European tour dates.
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Upcoming Ripper Demo Compilation
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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Ripper & Entrench 2017 Eurotour Dates Announced
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 & Entrench September 21st Show in Antwerp, Belgium
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 – Experiment of Existence LP Repress
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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Ripper Headlining Apocalipsis Metalico 4 Festival
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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