Below is a complete listing of all RidingEasy Records album and EP releases of 2019 for your year-end coverage consideration. If you'd like any further information or links, please get in touch!
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RIDINGEASY RECORDS 2019 IN REVIEW:
(In chronological order)
 Hell Fire - Free Again: (STREAM)
Released for the first time on vinyl, the Bay Area thrash revivalists' sophomore album kicked off the year in powerful fashion. The band's perfect hybrid of NWOBHM theatrics and American thrash attitude delivers a rousing and genuine expansion on sounds long lost to pointless battles over who can be the most "extreme." Warmly condenses elements of influences like Angel Witch, Iron Maiden, Rainbow, Exodus, Metallica, Virtue and Diamond Head.
Warish - 4-Song EP: (STREAM)
Landmark debut EP by San Diego trio fronted by pro-skater and Protomartyrguitarist Riley Hawk. Hailed by Rolling Stone: "Remember when indie rock sounded all grimy, corroded and metal-sludgy -- the last thing you'd hear in a commercial or being played at an arena show? Warish do. It's music to the ears of anyone who wants to damage their ears."
 BUS - Never Decide: (STREAM)
Metal Injection calls this Athens, Greece quartet's blazing rock, "fantastic, crazy fun rock that's also stupid catchy." It sounds like a mob of wild-eyed lunatics on the expressway to your skull. Anthemic and fun rock in the vein of The Hellacopters, Alice Cooper Band, Iron Maiden and Orange Goblin.
 Hell Fire - Mania: (STREAM)
Formed in recent years in San Francisco, though it may seem more likely that they hatched fresh out of a time travel portal from the mid-80s Bay Area thrash scene, Hell Fire have the classic look and sound of modern metal's halcyon days. "Lots of thrash bands do their best to sound retro, but Hell Fire manage to sound classic." -- Kerrang!
 V/A - Brown Acid: The Eighth Trip: (STREAM)
The popular compilation series of long-lost vintage 60s-70s proto-metal and stoner rock singles' sixth edition continues the headbanging tradition. The series is curated by L.A. label RidingEasy Records and retailer/label Permanent Records. The two have assembled a selection of songs that's hard to believe have remained unheard for so long and tapped a goldmine of hard rock brilliance.
 The Well - Death and Consolation: (STREAM)
Among the heaviest heavy psych bands in existence. So when we say that there's even more darkness and intensity to the band's third album than previous efforts, take heed. It's a deep sea diving bell of enveloping heaviness and longing. NPR named The Well in 9 Austin Artists You Should Know. Praised by Consequence of Sound, Kerrang!, Doom Charts, Metal Sucks and more.
 Zig-Zags - They'll Never Take Us Alive: (STREAM)
L.A. punk-metal trio's fourth album, and first on RidingEasy, is their most streramlined and hard-hitting release. L.A. Weekly named them Best Metal Band and Metal Hammer, Kerrang!, Metal Injection, Brooklyn Vegan and many more heaped praise on the album which packs Dead Moon's charismatic DIY attitude, Mudhoney's tongue-in-cheek sarcasm and Kill 'Em All-era Metallica's take-no-prisoners thrash attack into one refreshing punk-metal hybrid.
Here Lies Man - No Ground To Walk Upon: (STREAM)
What if Black Sabbath played Afrobeat? The musical concept heard round the world on the band's 2017 debut is fully realized on this mini-album by the L.A. based quintet founded and conceptualized by Marcos Garcia of Antibalas. Press praise from Mojo, Uncut, Quietus and countless others continues while the band wows audiences at Primavera Sound, L.A.'s Desert Daze, and nonstop headlining tours in North America and Europe.
 Acid King - Busse Woods: (STREAM)
20th Anniversary reissue and first time on vinyl for the classic stoner rock album originally released on Frank Kozik's legend making Man's Ruin Records. Remastered with updated artwork, the album that tastemaker site The Obelisk calls a "desert island record."
 Warish - Down In Flames: (STREAM)
Full length debut album by San Diego trio fronted by pro-skater and Protomartyr guitarist Riley Hawk. Equally praised by Rolling Stone, Loudwire, Revolver, Brooklyn Vegan, Consequence of Sound and more. Loved by everyone from Brett Michaels to scruffy skate punks and everyone inbetween.
 Firebreather - Under a Blood Moon: (STREAM)
The Swedish trio's riffs are suffocating, the rhythms fast moving and all-consuming. It's so blindingly and deafeningly monolithic, don't be surprised to find yourself gasping for air while listening. These frequent tour mates with Monolord earned praise from Brooklyn Vegan, Metal Sucks, Metal Injectionand more. "Scorching hot riffs, stomach-churning bellows, lightning-fried drums and intestine-rattling bass.The souls of all MetalSucks staffers have been incinerated through one mere listen." -- Metal Sucks
Blackwater Holylight - Veils of Winter: (STREAM)
Portland, OR quintet's sophomore album finds the ladies a fluid convergence of sound that's heavy, psychedelic, melodic, terrifying and beautiful all at once. The band's quick ascent to popularity earned them a spot at Desert Dazefestival and tours supporting Monolord and Thou. Press praise includes Revolver Magazine, Premier Guitar, Metal Hammer, Paste Magazine and more.
The third album by Melbourne, Australia's Holy Serpent could likely be its defining moment. Seemingly bottomless in its relentless heft, with billowing and suffocating riffs leading glistening melodies, it's the sound of a band that has locked on to something unique. Endless is fully conceptualized throughout, encapsulating an oceanic theme from the lyrics and art, even to the very structure of the sounds themselves. CvltNation, The Obelisk and Doom Charts all agree it's a contender for Album of The Year.
 V/A - Brown Acid: The Ninth Trip: (STREAM)
The popular compilation series of long-lost vintage 60s-70s proto-metal and stoner rock singles' sixth edition continues the headbanging tradition. The series is curated by L.A. label RidingEasy Records and retailer/label Permanent Records. The two have assembled a selection of songs that's hard to believe have remained unheard for so long and tapped a goldmine of hard rock brilliance.
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