(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Marijuana culture and stoner or doom rock music are pretty much now a symbiotic, globally present reality. …
ARGUS Debuts ‘Devils Of Your Time’ Official Video
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) After racking up countless accolades for their late 2017 Cruz Del Sur Music release “From Fields Of Fire“,…
ARMORED SAINT Announce ‘Symbol Of Salvation’ U.S. Tour + Re-Issue; ACT OF DEFIANCE To Support
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) U.S. metal legends Armored Saint have announced they will embark on a North American tour commemorating the band’s…
AT THE GATES Reveal Details Of New Album ‘To Drink From The Night Itself’; Title Track Video Shared
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Swedish extreme metal legends At The Gates have unveiled details of their new studio album, “To Drink From…
BATUSHKA – ‘Litourgiya’ Album Review & Stream; Tour Dates
(By Brian Halsey, Staff Writer, RiffRelevant.com) WOW! You guys sure are lucky I know what the hell I’m doing over here at the Riff Relevant…
MELVINS Share The James Gang / Butthole Surfers Mashing ‘Stop Moving To Florida’; Tour Dates
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Riff Relevant recently reported news (here) of an upcoming album release from (the) MELVINS, “Pinkus Abortion Technician“, due…
DRYAD ‘Rehearsal Tape’ EP Review, Stream & NYP Item
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Riff Relevant recently received a submission from the Würzburg, Germany-based Dryad and while that’s nothing unusual for us, one…
Limited Run Vinyl-Only ‘We All Want Our Time In Hell’ Tribute To SAMHAIN Coming [Video Teaser]
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Corpse Flower Records have announced they will be releasing a limited edition, vinyl-only tribute to ’80s goth punk icons…
THE WEAPON (w/ Jesse Leach) Two-Song EP Review & Stream
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) The Weapon is a new project featuring vocalist Jesse Leach, guitarist Chris Drapeau, bassist Josh Mihlek and drummer Andy Mass.…
BLOODMOON ‘Supervoid Trinity’ Album Review & Stream
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) At the very end of last month, January 31, 2018 to be exact, a rare natural phenomenon occurred…
WISHBONE ASH Announce The ‘Open Road’ Spring U.S. Tour; Box Set Arrives In April [Trailer]
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Wishbone Ash, one of the U.K.’s most influential rock bands in music history, will be coming to the U.S.…
Oldschool Sunday: PUNGENT STENCH [Unreleased 2007 ‘Smut Kingdom’ & ‘Ampeauty’ Re-Issues Coming]
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Without a question or doubt, Vienna, Austria’s PUNGENT STENCH were (are?) one of extreme metal’s most unique entities. …
STONEMULE ‘Dystopian State’ Review & Stream
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Let me start things by saying that the Koksijde, Belgium STONEMULE are gifting all fans of underground music with…
SKELETAL REMAINS Share Exclusive Track Via Decibel Mag’s Flexi-Series
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Crushing California-based death metallers Skeletal Remains are sharing an exclusive new track through Decibel Magazine‘s Flexi-Disc series titled…