(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) A pro-quality video of TESTAMENT‘s full live set from Wacken Open Air 2012 has surfaced and we are…
JIRM Premiere ‘The Cultist’ Official Video; ‘Surge Ex Monumentis’ Out Now From Small Stone Records
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) Sweden’s heavy psyche rockers JIRM have just premiered their new official video for the song “The Cultist“. You…
UPDATE! VIO-LENCE Singer Sean Killian Recuperating From Successful Liver Transplant
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) We have a most welcome update to a story [HERE] we ran back in November 2017, about the…
DEE CALHOUN ‘Go To The Devil’ Review & Stream; EU Tour + Maryland Doom Fest IV
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) This week saw the manifestation of the sophomore solo album from Dee Calhoun, titled “Go To The Devil“,…
THE SKULL Completes ‘The Endless Road Turns Dark’ Recording; Schedules Spring U.S. Headline Tour
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) U.S. doom band The Skull have just announced a planned U.S. headlining tour set for this spring, including…
MESSA Make A Mess Of Pigeonholing On The Multifaceted ‘Feast For Water’ [Album Stream]
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) “Feast For Water” is the sophomore studio album from Italian experimental doom quartet MESSA, arriving from Aural Music on…
AT THE GATES Release ‘A Stare Bound In Stone’ Official Video
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) As the May 18th, Century Media release of “To Drink From The Night Itself“, the latest album from…
MOTSUS ‘Oumuamua’ Review & Stream
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) Belgium’s MOTSUS have returned with their first official full-length album via Polderrecords, the just-released “Oumuamua“. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2018All Rights ReservedOriginal…
WOLF KING Issue ‘Loyal To The Soil’ Title Track Visualizer; Tour Dates Including New England Metal & Hardcore Fest
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) Earlier this month, Riff Relevant shared the news of Bay Area-based metal extremists WOLF KING and their imminent…
SLAYER To Issue ‘Repentless 6.66’ Vinyl Box Set In June
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) On June 6th, metal legends Slayer will release the “Repentless 6.66” collector’s box set, featuring all tracks from…
MELVINS ‘Embrace The Rub’ In New Official Video
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) The Melvins have released a new official video for the track “Embrace The Rub” which was directed by Mackie Osborne, wife…
ORIGOD Share ‘Solitude In Space And Time’ Full Album Stream
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) Friday, March 30th will see the Argonauta Records release of the new album from Torino, Italy’s ORIGOD, “Solitude In Space…
CASTLE Announces U.S. / EU. Tour Dates; To Play Maryland Doom Fest IV
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) Multi-genre melding metallers CASTLE have announced a 12 date headlining trek across the U.S. including a performance at this…
KING BUFFALO ‘Repeater’ EP Review & Stream; Currently Supporting THE SWORD On Tour
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) KING BUFFALO, the Rochester, New York-based psychedelic trio behind the recent “Repeater” EP release, are out in the…