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(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Editor, RiffRelevant.com)
Retro rockers Dead Lord will deliver their highly anticipated third studio album ‘In Ignorance We Trust‘ on August 25th. The new effort was was recorded with Ola Ersfjord at Cuervo Recording Service in Madrid, Spain. It will be available as regular jewelcase version, the limited Digipak version (with bonus material and patch), the LP version (180 gram vinyl, special vinyl mastering, inlay and double-sided poster) or the digital download. Continue reading “DEAD LORD ‘In Ignorance We Trust’ Due In August; New Single Streaming”
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Editor, RiffRelevant.com)
Austin, Texas’ relentlessly rocking unit Broken Teeth have just unveiled their newest official video for ‘Never Dead‘. The high energy number hails from the band’s new album, 4 On The Floor, released April 21st via David Ellefson/Thom Hazaert’s EMP Label Group. Continue reading “BROKEN TEETH Are ‘Never Dead’ In New Official Video”
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Editor, RiffRelevant.com)
Swedish thrash metallers The Haunted have unveiled information on their upcoming studio release, ‘Strength In Numbers‘. Recorded at Parlour Studios in the UK with producer Russ Russell (Napalm Death, Dimmu Borgir, The Exploited), the album will be released worldwide via Century Media Records on August 25th. Continue reading “THE HAUNTED Share ‘Strength In Numbers’ Details; New Video Debut”
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Editor, RiffRelevant.com)
Swedish traditional metal-influenced band Portrait have announced the news of their imminent return via a new studio effort. ‘Burn The World‘ will be ignited on August 25th through Metal Blade Records. The band is streaming the title track below today and it is a rather killer cut indeed. The album can be pre-ordered from Metal Blade in the following formats: Continue reading “PORTRAIT Plan ‘Burn The World’ Release; Share Title Track”
(By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com)
We covered the Pre-Fest. We covered Days One and Two. Guess what? Now it’s time for Day Three! Wrapping up Part Four of my series on The Maryland Doom Fest 2017, let’s get this party train through the final stretch of tracks… Continue reading “MARYLAND DOOM FEST 2017; Day Three 6/25 – Leanne’s Must-See Bands #4”
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Editor, RiffRelevant.com)
One of my favorite traditional styled doom bands, Italy’s Bretus, will soon return with a brand new offering in this month of June. That offering is entitled ‘...From The Twilight Zone‘ and it will arrive via the Endless Winter label. Continue reading “BRETUS ‘…From The Twilight Zone’ Review; Track Streams”
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Editor, RiffRelevant.com)
The hard rocking, heavier touring occult entity that is the metallic doom band Castle have announced a new tour (no surprise there). Continue reading “CASTLE Announces New Fall Tour; Premieres ‘Black Widow’ Official Video”
(By Damon Gravitoyd, Guest Contributor/Writer, RiffRelevant.com)
With their most recent offering ‘The Depths Below‘, Cortez takes it further down to delve into a dark pool of possibilities. Shine your eyes across a review of the new album and hear an audio stream of their first single, ‘Walk Through Fire‘. Continue reading “CORTEZ – “The Depths Below,” Album Review (Guest Contributor Damon Gravitoyd)”
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Editor, RiffRelevant.com)
With plenty of nouveau swagger and new wave-y flare comes the Geneva, Switzerland quartet Killing Volts. Continue reading “KILLING VOLTS ‘Why Should I Say Yes?’ EP Review, Stream & Video Premiere”
(By Shaun Katz, Guest Contributor/Writer, RiffRelevant.com)
At their peak, Trouble were the perfect combination of Black Sabbath meets The Beatles, and their 1992 album ‘Manic Frustration‘ was their collaborative pinnacle. Continue reading “TROUBLE – ‘Manic Frustration’; Album Review (By Guest Contributor, Shaun Katz)”
