RIFFS! If you are here, then you love 'em. 201 minutes from 54 bands and projects. Please stick around a while and dig in. Tracks dating as early as 1994 to currently unreleased. A mix of previews, tracks from latest albums, songs from the vaults and rehearsal room demos. Black metal, death metal, grindcore powerviolence d-beat crust punk hardcore, doom sludge metal stoner psych progressive rock, with industrial, experimental and alternative edges along the way.

Many many thanks to all the bands for trusting me with their music. I hope you will enjoy what has happened here and also find some new bands and friends because of it. This came together as a very nice collection of diverse aspects of the black metal world. Eight countries represented on this first black metal compilation; England, Scotland, America, Germany, France, Russia, Italy and Belgium, totalling 138 minutes. Check out all the links to the bands by clicking on the song. Please follow and let them know you found them through the Owlripper compilation.

214 minutes of doom, sludge, stoner, psychedelic metal and rock with a little bit of drone, death doom and experimental touches. This was intended to be a more 'straight forward' metal and rock collection, but, nothing wrong with going in some unexpected directions at times too! Thank you to everyone who contributed to this one. 26 bands/projects, 14 countries (England, Czech, Netherlands, Scotland, Switzerland, Spain, Canada, Wales, Chile, Croatia, America, Sweden, Argentina & Germany). Another one I am really pleased with, especially in that it has variety, but fits together well, and I discovered some new names along the way too, I hope you (in the bands and those finding this as a listener) will do too. Please click 'INFO' for details, image, links and lyrics for the tracks.

Sword Woman is the debut demo by epic doom band Smoulder. Released by Hoove Child Records in Chicago. Recorded at Straightaway Productions by Lucas Akker Mixed & Mastered by Ryan Kennedy Mastered for vinyl by Maeghan Richat Cover art by Stephen Fabian ""The Sword Woman" is a heady dose of epic traditional doom—the aural equivalent to a worn-in denim jacket plastered in Candlemass patches." - Noisey "Influenced by the balls to the wall sound of The Gates of Slumber, the intelligent epic side of Solitude Aeternus and the uncompromising ideals of Reverend Bizarre." - Metalantoine's Magick Realm "["The Swordwoman"] starts off a slow burn (as much great doom metal does), with ominous riffing before a slightly more hopeful lead comes atop and push it toward the start of Sarah Ann's vocals. Operatic without sounding too much like, you know, old-time opera, they act as the perfect complement for the grand musical expressions." - Exclaim! Magazine "One listen to “Voyage of the Sun Chaser” should exhibit why The Sword Woman, the first demo cassette by Toronto-based epic doom band Smoulder is sold out weeks before its release." - Decibel Magazine "I'm irritatingly picky when it comes to doom. But from first listen, Smoulder come correct and lay down the kind of thulsa-doom-riff chudness that keeps me entirely engaged, and holy shit, those hooks! Hats off to... a killer thunder-ride!" - "Singer Sarah Ann could pass vocally as a little sister of Robert Lowe..... 8/10." - Deaf Forever Magazine "The debut EP from Toronto-based epic doom outfit Smoulder is a weapon of mighty force, and The Sword Woman pulled it from a stone of ancient myth. The three-track cassette embarks with the title track, “The Sword Woman,” bringing forth tandem guitars that mark the slow rise of the heroic barbarian — mighty from her sword to her scowl." - BeatRoute

Monolithic Aeons is an industrial drone/doom metal project that now presents a comprehensive compilation of all its recorded tracks. This release gathers the full sonic journey — from crushing, feedback-laden drones to slow, melancholic doom passages, all laced with post‑industrial textures and eerie atmospheric layers. Spanning both earlier raw material and later refined compositions, the compilation serves as a definitive archive of the project’s heavy, meditative, and dystopian soundscapes. Expect extended immersive pieces, visceral guitar weight, and a haunting blend of mechanical noise and funeral‑pace riffage — a complete testament to the monolithic vision behind the name.