(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) The realization of a long-dreamed of project finally manifests as Riff Relevant rides along with Birmingham, Alabama’s Ember…
Riff Relevant Interviews: BYZANTINE’s Chris ‘OJ’ Ojeda @ ‘The Cicada Tree’ Metal Blade Records Release Show [Video]
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) West Virginia’s Byzantine have always been one of the best, truly creative and progressive thrash metal bands in…
Riff Relevant Interviews: TEMPTATIONS WINGS [Video]
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Asheville, North Carolina’s Temptations Wings have had an amazing year so far with 2017. In March, they released…
FOUR ON THE FLOOR #3: MARIO TRUBIANO of BORRACHO – Brendan Burns’ Drummer Spotlight
Article By: Brendan Burns, Guest Contributor ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor For as long as I can remember, it’s always been about the…
Riff Relevant Interviews: ‘Jesus, Devil, Deed’ Author DEE CALHOUN
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Dee Calhoun, or as most heavy metal fans know him, “Screaming Mad” Dee Calhoun, could be referred to…
Riff Relevant Interviews: STONECUTTERS Guitarist NICK BURKS
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Louisville, Kentucky’s Stonecutters are a powerhouse band that are well into their first decade of creating intense music…
FOUR ON THE FLOOR #2: MICHAEL WALTER of WO FAT – Brendan Burns’ Drummer Spotlight
Article By: Brendan Burns, Guest Contributor ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor For as long as I can remember, it’s always been about the…
FOUR ON THE FLOOR – Brendan Burns’ Drummer Spotlight #1: BRIAN COSTANTINO of THE OBSESSED
(By Brendan Burns of Wasted Theory, Guest Columnist, RiffRelevant.com) For as long as I can remember, it’s always been about the guitar player or the…
Riff Relevant Interviews: SASQUATCH w/Guest Contrib. John Gist; ‘Maneuvers’ Full Stream; Tour Dates
Article By: John Gist, Guest Contributor ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor June 2017 brought us a new release ‘Maneuvers‘ , from those heavy lunatics…
Riff Relevant Interviews: Descendants Of Crom Fest Organizer / Horehound’s SHY KENNEDY
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Editor, RiffRelevant.com) Pittsburgh’s Horehound are a relatively young band, having first fired up in 2015, and are now continuing to…
Exclusive Premiere: RED BEARD WALL Self-titled Full Album Stream
Riff Relevant brings you another exclusive! Today is the official release day for Red Beard Wall’s highly anticipated self-titled début album on Argonauta Records. We have the première of the full-album…
Riff Relevant Interviews: FORMING THE VOID
I first discovered Louisiana’s Forming The Void back when they shared their official video for ‘Three Eyed Gazelle‘ a couple years ago. The video, and…
Riff Relevant Interviews: Rabid Assassin/Toxic Rabid Films’ THANE FARACE; ‘All Rise’ Film Short Premiere
Thane Farace is a wild man! I said it before and I will say it again, despite never having personally met the man he is…