Rainbows Are Free

Rainbows Are Free is a 5-piece doom metal band from Norman, Oklahoma.[1] They won the 2011 "Woody Award" for "Best Metal Artist" in Oklahoma and again in 2012.[2] and their music has been heard on KSPI 105.3 "The Spy" and Rock 100.5 the KATT. Stonerrock.com had described their music as "slamming waves of molten guitar magma."[3][4] In an interview in the Tulsa World, guitarist Richie describes their sound as "heavy classic rock/proto-metal with moments of droney psychedelia and groove riffage." RAF, have opened for Black Mountain, Black Angels, Dead Meadow and High on Fire.[5][6]

Rainbows Are Free
Also known asRAF, Rainbows
OriginNorman, Oklahoma, Southern United States
GenresHeavy metal
Stoner metal
Doom metal
Proto-Metal
Associated actsGrim Gospels
Dutch Coven
Mandragora
Traindodge
Forty Minutes of Hell
Websitehttp://www.rainbowsarefree.com
MembersBrandon Kistler
Richie Tarver
Joey Powell
Bobby Onspaugh
Jason Smith
Past membersJustin Gallas
Lucas Watson
Chad Hogue

Biography

Rainbows Are Free's sonic locus appears on the rock n’ roll family tree at the point where proto-metal and heavy psychedelia shared a common apocryphal ancestor before branching off into their own distinct lineages.

RAF formed in late 2007 as the conglomerate of several long-time heavy rock bands from Norman, OK. In February 2008, RAF self-released an eponymous demo EP. A year later they began work on a full length album Believers In Medicine, which was released in April 2010 on Guestroom Records Records (GRR). They followed up with their second album on GRR in 2014 with the release of Waves Ahead of the Ocean, which saw international distribution by Cargo Records UK. All three releases were recorded at the legendary Bell Labs recording studio (engineered and mixed by Trent Bell of Chainsaw Kittens fame) in Norman, OK.

The release of the band’s third full length album, Head Pains, on Italian Stoner/Doom/Sludge label Argonauta Records (Arenzano, GE) with vinyl support from Horton Records (Tulsa, OK USA), has firmly established the band as a mainstay of underground heaviness while further exhibiting the band’s unique voice -- setting them apart from contemporaries of heavy psychedelic, doom, and stoner rock with whom they’ve shared the stage (High on Fire, Dead Meadow, St. Vitus, The Sword, Big Business, Pallbearer, Kylesa, etc.).

Often appearing in costumed stage dress, the band, fronted by the soaring and snarling nigh 7-foot cyclone of weirdness that is Brandon Kistler, continues to shock and amaze fans by introducing an element of good- humored theatrics to accompany their live sonic assault. This is achieved in no small part due to the guitar prowess and songwriting of Richie Tarver, joined by the ambient soundscapes of Joey Powell on rhythm guitar, and the thunderous low end of Jason Smith on bass, and Bobby Onspaugh on drums.

Rainbows Are Free continue to bring their unique brand of psychedelic heaviness on tour as they support the release of Head Pains due out Fall 2019[7]

Discography

Rainbows are Free - Self Titled EP (self-released) 2008
Believers in Medicine [6][8] (Guestroom Records Records) 2010
Waves ahead of the ocean (Guestroom Records Records) 2014
Head Pains (Argonauta Records, Horton Records) 2019

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References
  1. "spiritofmetal.com".
  2. "okgazette.com".
  3. "Stonerock.com".
  4. "Tulsaworld.com".
  5. "RAF Facebook".
  6. "Guest Room Records Label store".
  7. https://rainbowsarefree.com/
  8. "Aquarius Records".
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