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Band: CraneiumSong: “Shine Again”Album: Unknown HeightsRelease Date: October 15th, 2021Label: The Sign Records The group explains: ”No friends but the mountains…With ‘Shine Again’, it really feels like we’ve taken our songwriting to the next step. This is the direction we want to take Craneium in from now on. We are quite happy with the vocal harmonies and lyrics, as it turned out to be both a…

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~Doomed & Stoned Debuts~

As we inch ever nearer to RippleFest II in Stockholm, Doomed & Stoned continues to reveal new music from the attending bands. To start the week, we present the world premiere of a new single by Finnish foursome CRANEIUM. If they're a newer name to you, it's not because they're a new band. No, these guys have been stealing minds and reaping souls for the better part of the decade.

In the event you missed their incredible debut LP, 'Explore The Void' (2015), you'll thank yourself for going back and giving it a spin. Andreas Kaján (guitar, vox), Martin Ahlö (guitar, vox), Joel Kronqvist (drums), and Jonas Ridberg (bass) have concocted their own compelling blend of fuzzy stoner rock with a doom metal back.

Now signed to Ripple Music, Craneium are sharing the first single from their forthcoming second LP. "Manifest" is a bittersweet number that conjures a picture of the rising sun on an open road, riding away from the past to embrace some unknown future. The vocals, sung over the steady wheels of a desert rock beat, cement this melancholy mood. The 5-minute track ends with a gorgeous guitar solo that hints of better days to come. It will be available for free download on Tuesday here.

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This Weekend: RippleFest II

Last year's inaugural RippleFest Sweden Festival was so successful, that it had to come back again...and expand to a full two nights! Invading Copperfield's Stockholm on September 7th and 8th, there will be six Ripple bands with new merch, exclusive shirts, music, beer and always a ton of fun at RippleFest Sweden II!

To celebrate this event, Ripple Music will be releasing a series of free digital singles showcasing each of the performing bands, one per week, leading up to the event. Including singles from Vokonis, Kingnomad, Witchers Creed, Craneium, Nekromant and Ozone Mama. All digital singles can be found on Ripple Music's Bandcamp page for free downloading the day following their Doomed and Stoned debut!

Hosted once again by Magnus of Into the Void radio and promoted by Sweet Leaf, RippleFest Sweden II will be one of the must-see events for fans of stoner/doom.

WHEN: Friday and Saturday, September 7th and 8th, from 9 PM to 1 AM

WHO: Kingnomad, Ozone Mama, Nekromant (Friday) and Vokonis, Craneium, Witchers Creed (Saturday)

WHERE: Copperfields, Sankt Eriksgatan 36, 112 34 Stockholm, Sweden