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Crowrider came together after the dissolution of Western Mass trailblazers Shoot the Dancing Bear and Under Falling Skies. After recording a three song EP under a different moniker and a lineup change, the band wrote, rewrote, and gelled into an avalanche of bluesy riffs, rock and roll swagger, doom, gloom and groove. Finally ready, Crowrider released their first 6 song ep, entitled Intravermis, in 2016. They’ve continued their onslaught of heavy throughout New England to their ever expanding fan base, and plan to put more music out in the near future. Heavier, groovier, gloomier. Listen: https://buff.ly/2MCEfmK RPM FEST 2018 Tickets: https://buff.ly/2tPEwLl #crowrider #rpmfest #rpmfest2018 #promotorhead #pdpproductions #westernmass #newengland #musicfestival #heavymetal #punk #hardrock #groove #doom
OXEN is a stoner/psych power trio that forgoes a front man and introduces multi-member vocals that run the gambit from soaring melodies to gruff intensity, laid over heavy riff-driven music. Their first LP "The Vanishing" (2015) was mixed by Aaron Harris (Isis, Palms, Pelican) and mastered by Chris Common (The Mars Volta, Minus The Bear and more), with their follow-up LP coming early this summer. Listen: https://buff.ly/2lLp0MG RPM FEST 2018 Tickets: https://buff.ly/2tPEwLl @oxen413 #oxen #oxenband #rpmfest #rpmfest2018 #promotorhead #pdpproductions #westernmass #newengland #musicfestival #heavymetal #punk #hardrock #stonerrock #stonermetal #psychedelicrock
Hepatagua was formed in 2014 by Aaron Gray (guit-bass/vox) and Nate Linehan (drums) out of the ashes of a bunch of other bands. Self-described as a mixture of Failure, The Melvins, Torche, Nirvana, Buzzov*en, the band blends those influences into their very own noise wall of hatred, beauty, and despair. The band's most recent release, a two-song demo recorded at Converse Rubber Tracks Studios, showcases the band's developing sound with beautiful vocal passages, inventive chord work, and a tendency to hold their 90's grunge pop sensibilities up high. Listen: https://hepatagua.bandcamp.com/album/converse-demo RPM FEST 2018 Tickets: http://tickets.rpmfest.org/ #rpmfest #rpmfest2018 #promotorhead #pdpproductions #westernmass #newengland #musicfestival #heavymetal #punk #hardrock #sludge #sludgerock
Emerging from an area traditionally dank with hardcore and metal, VRSA decidedly diverges from that sound. They hypnotically infuse dynamics and odd time signatures into heavily textured riffs, the end result being equally “Comatosing” and enticing. VRSA maintains the heavy roots of the culture from which they spawned, while not being confined by them. Staking their claim to an original and creative niche they have carved out for themselves, VRSA look to continue in their perpetual evolution. Drawing from vast topics, the content of VRSA’s songs invites the listener deeper into the world conveyed by their imagery. Listen: https://rpmfest.bandcamp.com/track/electing-rex RPM FEST 2018 Tickets: http://tickets.rpmfest.org/ #vrsa #vrsaband #rpmfest #rpmfest2018 #promotorhead #pdpproductions #westernmass #newengland #musicfestival #heavymetal #punk #hardrock #sludge #sludgemetal #doom #doommetal

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