ridingeasy records

The only actual release from Ice during their initial run was a 45 in 1972 (that came out under the name Zukus), but it turns out they had recorded an album in 1970 and it's now finally seeing the light of day...

LA's Zig-Zags have been at it for a while, finding the middle ground between raw garage punk and classic metal, and their upcoming album They'll Never Take Us Alive -- their first for RidingEasy Records -- is some of their most metal stuff yet.

As vocalist/guitarist Steve Brudniak put it, ”we were way behind and way ahead of our time.” The album made use of mellotrons, flute, timpani, violin bow on guitar, and all the sound effects they could experiment with at the time...

RidingEasy Records and Chicago/LA record store Permanent Records are back with the fifth installment of their compilation series, Brown Acid. If you're unfamiliar, the comps collect obscure '60s and '70s heavy psych/hard rock/proto-metal jams...

Stoner rock label RidingEasy Records and Chicago/LA record store Permanent Records have teamed up once again for a third installment of their Brown Acid series, which "collects the best of rare & unreleased 60s-70s proto-metal and stoner rock singles, painstakingly licensed from the original artists"...