BONEHAWK - Albino Rhino - Ripple Music is thrilled to announce the signing of Michigan quartet Bonehawk, and with it the worldwide CD release of their debut album, Albino Rhino. After toiling in various local outfits for years, around 2006 Helt and Houts formed Mesa with close friend Joel Wick (Quixote, Jihad), with the three deciding to put together something that paid homage to the heavy riffs they discovered as teens growing up in the mid 90s. Helt and Houts envisioned combining Iron Maiden and Thin Lizzy-esque harmonies with the straight-up grooves of Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and the twin guitar assault of Judas Priest and Kiss. Enlisting old band mate Chris Voss on bass, after the departure of Wick the trio set about recording their debut album Albino Rhino, with Helt taking on vocal duties and returning to the drum stool. Recorded and mixed by Jim Diamond at Ghetto Recorders in Detroit and initially released as a limited run of 'Albino vinyl' through Hornacious Wax Records in 2014, with newly appointed personnel in the form of drummer Jay Rylander and bassist Taylor Wallace (formerly of Wilson) the band played packed out local shows in support of the record. In less than two months all double LP copies of Albino Rhinohad sold out, calling for a second 'Ultraviolet Purple' pressing and leaving Ripple Music boss Todd Severin in no doubt about the band's true potential. BoneHawk's Albino Rhino is officially released on CD through Ripple Music on 22nd April 2016 and is preceded by the release of 'Los Vientos' as part of the label's Second Coming Of Heavy series which will be released later in the year.