(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Portugal’s modern rock powerhouse Dollar Llama have shared news that their upcoming album release, “Juggernaut“, will land this…
YEAR OF THE COBRA Announce ‘Burn Your Dead’ EP Coming; US Tour With APE MACHINE
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Seattle-based bass and drum two-piece, Year Of The Cobra, have announced the next step in their sonic…
EMBER ‘271’ EP Release Details; RIFF RELEVANT Presents Visual Series Grand Finale Info
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Our friends, and the subjects of our recent Riff Relevant Presents In-Studio Recording Visual Series, Ember, have news…
KULT MOGIŁ ‘Portentaque’ EP Review & Stream
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Poland’s relentlessly punishing death metal outfit Kult Mogił (whose name translates to “cult of graves”) are back with a new…
Punkers BIG MESS Streaming ‘Try To Enjoy It’ In Full Ahead Of Release
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Copenhagen’s melodic punk rock band Big Mess are set to release their new album “Try To Enjoy It”…
BLACK WATER RISING Reveals ‘Electrified’ Album Art + Video Teaser; Pre-Order Launched
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) I have blathered on and on for years about how Black Water Rising are one of my favorite…
PSYCHEDELIC WITCHCRAFT Reveal ‘Sound Of The Wind’ Details; Lyric Video Debut
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Italy’s incredible occult psyche-rock band Psychedelic Witchcraft are revealing details of their anxiously awaited new studio release. “Sound…
A DEVIL’S DIN ‘One Hallucination Under God’ Streaming In Full
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Montreal-based psychedelic rock trio A Devil’s Din will issue their third official full-length album this Friday, Sept. 29th.…
NEKROHOWL ‘Epitome Of Morbid’ EP Review & Select Song Streams
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Dhaka, Bangladesh-based Nekrohowl are a band of young, hungry musicians that excel a crafting vicious, oldschool style Death…
BLITZKRIEG To Release Ltd. Edition ‘Reign Of Fire’ EP; Details + Video Teaser
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) The NWOBHM veterans from the UK’s Blitzkrieg will release their 7″ vinyl EP, “Reign Of Fire“, on on December 8th…
ROUGH GRIND ‘Four For The Road’ EP Review: Lyric Video
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Jyväskylä, Finland is the home of the heavy rock / melodic power metal band Rough Grind who refer…
AXEMASTER To Issue New LP ‘Crawling Chaos’ In November; Ltd. Edition 2LP Compilation Due In Oct.
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Long-running Ohio based metal legends Axemaster are about to deliver a one-two punch of “then and now” type…
MORPHINE SOCIAL CLUB ‘Monolithic Gospel’ EP Review & Stream
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Thessaloniki, Greece’s Morphine Social Club recently returned with their self-released “Monolithic Gospel” EP. Their sophomore outing is the…
Pro-Video Of Entire HIRAX Live Set In L.A. Streaming
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) On September 15th, legendary US Bay Area thrashers, Hirax, performed at The Roxy Theatre Hollywood. They opened in…