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Houston, Texas, USA |
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80's Metal |
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DISBANDED
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Last update/review:
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January 18, 2017
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Ripper
Ripper was a Texas-based horror metal band who managed to release
one low-budget album in 1986 before disappearing into obscurity.
Often such albums are rather useless and best left alone, but
And The Dead Shall Rise was a guilty pleasure, as their
dark 80's metal style,
while nothing fancy, was actually pretty effective, yielding some
fine songs, even if their image was a bit on the cheesy side.
And one can't help but love a band whose female singer screams lines
like "Don't tie me down -- tie me up!".
The band was done by 1990, but Rob Graves resurrected the group in
2005 and albums were released in 2009 and 2015 with varying lineups.
With the sad passing of Graves in 2016, the band is likely done.
Last Lineup
Rob Graves (Michael Ray Williams)
guitars/vocals RIP: April 30, 2016, car accident, age 57
Stephen Bogle
guitars/vocals
Alan D'Angelo
bass/vocals (Sleepy Hollow)
Steve Bogle
keyboards
Don Ramirez
drums/vocals
Former Members/Guests
Death (Johnny Crystal)
guitars/vocals
Sadie Paine
bass/vocals
JD Shadowz (J.D. Flores)
drums/vocals (ex-My Ruin)
Robert Bogle (guest)
drums
Discography
And The Dead Shall Rise
1986
Iron Works
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- Death Awaits You
- Sinister Minister
- The Executioner
- Night Cruizer
- Don't Tie Me Down
- Halloween
- Wake The Dead
- Metal Mission
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Rob Graves
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Death
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Sadie Paine
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JD Shadowz
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The Dead Have Rizen
2009
Black Widow
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- Intro: The Grave
- Hemicidal
- Driller
- 66 Angel Eyez
- US Tank
- Love Me To Death
- The Tall Man
- God Of Thunder
- In The Raw
- Outro: Dark Dominion
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Rob Graves
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Stephen Bogle
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Alan D'Angelo
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Don Ramirez
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Third Witness
2015
Black Widow
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- Dead Dreams
- Fragrant Earth
- Morphinia
- Geneticide
- Into the Realm
- Cryptonight
- Goin' Green
- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Black Sabbath cover)
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Rob Graves
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Steve Bogle
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Don Ramirez
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Robert Bogle
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