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Press: Wild Redneck hippies on Angel Dust

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

"I think I first heard of Rainbows Are Free when either The Soda Shop blog or Heavy Planet blog or Meteor City blog posted the song "Are You Dead?". The transcendental and liberal message combined with stoner rock riffing and manic outro-vamping makes for one of the best rock 'n roll songs of the last five years, and the wild and flamboyant vocal performance really hooked me. " -DMAL - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives

Press: Rainbows Are Free for Free Tomorrow at Opolis

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0800

"Experiencing Rainbows Are Free's heavy metal goodness doesn't necessarily entail seeing them perform live. The band has never played a gig in Europe but they have a large and enthusiastic following there because of Internet access." - Norman, etc. portion of The Norman Transcript

Press: Rainbows Are Free at Norman Music Fest 5

Sun, 06 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Rainbows Are Free, hands down, put on the best performance of the weekend. 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. Believers in Medicine is indicative of this relationship, ripe with heavy riffage and stoner swagger. I didn't write that, they did. I could never come up with anything to top that. If you are into bands like Black Sabbath, The Damned and Hawkwind you'll love Rainbows Are Free. Their set (which started with the band wearing some type of Grim Reaper/Evil Wizard/Goth Worship costumes) was loud, fast and furious. You've got to love a lead singer who keeps a microphone in one hand, a PBR Tall Boy in the other, and when asked to choose which to let fall to the stage, the death grip on the beer wins out. When Rainbows Are Free takes the stage, you can expect to take your first breath about fifteen minutes after the set has ended, if you survive. If you survive. - The Jivewired Journal

Press: Current Rotation

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0800

The band, Rainbows Are Free. The album, Believers in Medicine. If you like good ol fuzzed out hard rock and roll, Rainbows Are Free have you covered. Believers in Medicine is one hell of an album too. The guitars are fantastic, fuzzy, heavy and there are plenty of riff to stuck in your head. - The Soda Shop

News: TULSA!!

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Press: Queensryche: 30 Years just getting started

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0800

"... I honestly thought these guys were the techs getting the drums, guitars and mics set up, I was way off base. The “everyman” band launches into their set and lumbering onstage is a towering figure in a western shirt and cowboy hat carrying multiple cans and bottles. Again, I thought perhaps a roadie is bringing up refreshment for these guys. Once again, I was mistaken. Now realizing, that this indeed was the band, I was able to settle in and enjoy what can only be explained as a huge surprise. Norman, OK based Rainbows Are Free comes across as a Black Sabbath sound, with slow tempo, but crunching guitars. They won the 2011 "Woody Award" for "Best Metal Artist" in Oklahoma." - Tulsa Today

Press: Color of Blight

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0800

There are several reasons why Norman’s Rainbows Are Free describes its sound as “heavy devil music.” There’s the heavy riffage, pounding percussion, mind-bending psychedelia, rants against religion and … well, this... - Oklahoma Gazette

Press: Rainbows Are Free-Super Rock Power Hour

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0800

"They're from somewhere in Oklahoma. The part of Oklahoma that has UFO cults, bathtub acid, wizard robes, custom vans and amplifiers the size of refrigerators. There's a good chance Rainbows will blow your mind for good, so use caution..." -Classic Rock Magazine (Summer 2011 special issue) - Classic Rock Magazine, UK

Press: Rainbows Are Free S/T EP

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0800

"sounds just like Mother Love Bone if they’d been smoking pot and dropping brown acid instead of doing smack" - Hellride Music

Press: Recent Releases-Rainbows Are Free

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0800

"They don't really let ever let up, with wild, even more fuzz-filled soloing and a vocal style that surprises by morphing from a stoner drawl into what sounds more like a frothing rabid Rob Halford from Judas Priest!" - Aquarius Records

Press: Rainbows Are Free

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0800

"Rainbows are Free rock so hard that they'll be opening for Queensryche later this year at the legendary Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa. Since you don't want to wait 'til Fall to catch these guys you'd better catch them here in Norman first! Not only does this band sound great but they also put on a really fun and interesting live show. Brandon Kistler, the vocalist from the band never fails to give it up. I promise you'll be mesmerized by his psychelidic stage antics. The band behind the man fuel the raw power and heavy manic tunes that'll keep you coming back for more." - The Norman Weekender

Press: RAF w/ The Sword, Eagle Claw

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

"I was positioned directly in front of lead guitarist Richie Tarver’s amp, and the tone was absolutely superb. Watching RAF play is kind of like watching a bunch of dogs fight. It’s playful and interesting and a lot of fun, but then out of nowhere the dogs begin tearing and scratching and making a ton of racket. It’s terrifying for a minute, and it reminds you that you don’t know what you’re dealing with." - KXZY Oklahoma State College Radio

Press: RAF-Believers In Medicine

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0800

"they genuinely fire up the burners and kick ass with a lumbering gallop, fuzzed-out leads and Brandon Kistler's straight-edge Ozzy vocals" - Decibel Magazine

Press: A name's just a name...

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

"So, on paper you may be excused from thinking Rainbows Are Free may appear to sound like a Village People tribute band, but they're far from it. Obviously. These guys have balls. Ok, the Village People had 'balls' too, they loved them, but thats in a whole different way." - Ride With the Devil

News: New website!

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0800

We are working through the details of this new site, so please bear with us while we work out the kinks!

Thanks!

RAF

News: Tracking new mystery recordings

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Beginning tracking out at the new RAF HQ "The Rape Barn" barn out in the country. The results will likely include an upcoming 7", as potentially an EP or Full Length depending on whether or not our incantations are up to snuff.

Stay tuned. This will be a sessions project full of special releases. The first of which we hope to have finished and packaged in Fall of 2011.