(By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com) Continuing my run down of ‘must see’ bands performing at this year’s Maryland Doom Fest, we bring you to Day One! …
Riot’s Revelation: ROY BATTY
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Editor, RiffRelevant.com) Welcome to what may or may not become a regular segment here at Riff Relevant, it remains to…
MARYLAND DOOM FEST 2017; Day Two 6/24 – Leanne’s Must-See Bands #3
(By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com) With four days before the start of #4DaysOfDoom, we bring you to Part Three of my four-part series on…
MARYLAND DOOM FEST 2017; Leanne’s Must-See Bands – Pre-Fest 6/22
(By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com) Weekend Pass bought (check), hotel booked (check), job time off approved (check), camera ready (check), road trip mood (check),…
Oldschool Sunday: SOULS AT ZERO
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Editor, RiffRelevant.com) When the grunge movement of the early 1990’s began to burgeon and ultimately explode, many pre-existing bands had…
EXCLUSIVE! Premiere Of TEMPTATIONS WINGS ‘I Destroyer’ Lyric Video
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Editor, RiffRelevant.com) The thunderous Asheville, N.C. power trio Temptations Wings are today bestowing the gift of their fantastic new Lyric…
The Watchers – Updated ‘Sabbath Highway’ Tour Dates & EP Review
(By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com) The Watchers have shared some updates to their ‘Sabbath Highway’ Tour coming this month. The tour is in support of…
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…
PERPETUAL RAGE ‘Empress Of The Cold Stars’ Review
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Editor, RiffRelevant.com) Hailing from Kuopio, Finland and in their eighth year of creating fiercely traditional style metal, Perpetual Rage are back!…
THE ACID GUIDE SERVICE ‘Vol. 11’ Review & Stream
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Editor, RiffRelevant.com) Who knew that there was such heavy, trippin’ balls psyche-infused stoner rock happening in The Spud State? Yeah,…
GREEN LUNG ‘Green Man Rising’ Single Review & NYP Item
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Editor, RiffRelevant.com) It seems as if each new day brings the revelation of yet another fantastic band hailing from the…
Oldschool Sunday: HOBBS’ ANGEL OF DEATH
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Starting up in 1987 as a solo project of band mainstay Peter Hobbs, Australia’s Hobbs’ Angel Of Death…
EXCLUSIVE: HATRED ALIVE Premiere ‘Still I Smile’ Single
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Hailing from Rumford, Maine, Hatred Alive are one of the region’s only longest running, extreme metal acts. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2017All…
BLACK ROYAL ‘Dying Star’ 7″ Review; Lyric Video
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Editor, RiffRelevant.com) Finland’s blackened metallic unit Black Royal recently (May 12th) issued the 2-song ‘Dying Star‘ 7″ via Suicide Records.…