How about a little metal for your Monday?
Recently, I have been going down a deep rabbit hole of early 80s underground heavy metal (and its obvious close ties to all things Halloween) and discovered an absolute gem.
Ripper, a band from Houston, Texas, put out an absolute banger of an album in 1986 called "...And The Dead Shall Rise."
Dual male/female vocalists (bassist Sadie Paine's vocals drawing favorable comparisons to 45 Grave's Dinah Cancer) supported by solid metal guitar work and awesome spooky Halloween and Carpenter-esque soundbites, together with an absolutely incredible costume array and publicity photos quickly puts this on my "must-have" list. How this band was not featured in literally ANY 80s slasher film is beyond me. So classic. So tight. So fun! This one really nails that Halloween/horror/heavy metal sweet spot.
Enjoy!
Truemetalfan has a really great in-depth interview with singer Rob Graves (before his passing in 2016) on all things Ripper. Check it out here!
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