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Oldschool Sunday: BAKERLOO

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker October 6, 2019 Oldschool Sunday: BAKERLOO https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/10/06/oldschool-sunday-bakerloo/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor Perhaps one of the biggest blues-influenced bands of yesteryear, 1969 to be exact, is not a big one at all, at least not by today’s standards. Yet, it is one that is highly influential to those in the know, and one whose [...]

Retro Riffs: MEGADETH ‘The System Has Failed’ Album Review & Stream

Brett Schacht October 5, 2019 Retro Riffs: MEGADETH ‘The System Has Failed’ Album Review & Stream https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/10/05/retro-riffs-megadeth-the-system-has-failed-album-review-stream/ Article By: Brett Schacht, Staff Writer ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor You have to be resilient to make it in metal music. Even if you’re part of a venerated institution like MEGADETH, there’s gonna be tough times. After the career low of ‘Risk‘, with its Frankenstein’s monster pop experimentation – an album that cleaved [...]

Oldschool Sunday: GRAVEYARD RODEO

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker September 29, 2019 Oldschool Sunday: GRAVEYARD RODEO https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/09/29/oldschool-sunday-graveyard-rodeo/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor NOLA – The acronym that stands for New Orleans, Louisiana (LA) is recognized around the world for being the “ground zero” location that birthed an entire musical style all its own. In this case, the locale-specific sound is one founded upon elements [...]

Oldschool Sunday: LESLIE’S MOTEL

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker September 22, 2019 Oldschool Sunday: LESLIE’S MOTEL https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/09/22/oldschool-sunday-leslies-motel/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Let’s be real… Louisville, Kentucky is not at all known for being a hotbed supplier of countless rock and roll bands during the era now designated as the Classic Rock period. Like most things musically related, ask someone what span of years [...]

DESCENDANTS OF CROM III – Pat Riot’s Top Must-See Bands: FRAYLE

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker September 18, 2019 DESCENDANTS OF CROM III – Pat Riot’s Top Must-See Bands: FRAYLE https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/09/18/descendants-of-crom-must-see-bands-frayle/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor It may be hard to believe that Cleveland, Ohio’s FRAYLE only formed a short two years ago in 2017, yet in that time they have made one hell of an impression on a countless number of souls. I am within that throng [...]

Retro Riffs: FAITH NO MORE ‘The Real Thing’ Album Review & Stream

Brett Schacht September 17, 2019 Retro Riffs: FAITH NO MORE ‘The Real Thing’ Album Review & Stream https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/09/17/retro-riffs-faith-no-more-the-real-thing-album-review-stream/ Article By: Brett Schacht, Staff Writer ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor The late ’80s were an exciting, at times bewildering, time for rock and metal music fans. New sub-genres were popping up almost daily, an arms race of originality that saw rock splintering off, assimilating, and merging with previously unthinkable bedfellows. And even [...]

DESCENDANTS OF CROM III – Pat Riot’s Top Must-See Bands: IRATA

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker September 16, 2019 DESCENDANTS OF CROM III – Pat Riot’s Top Must-See Bands: IRATA https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/09/16/descendants-of-crom-pat-riots-must-see-bands-irata/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor Despite being from Greensboro, North Carolina, only around four hours from where I live in southeastern Kentucky, I have never seen IRATA live. Though barely 250 miles separate us, the truth gets even more ridiculous, as IRATA play in my vicinity pretty [...]

Oldschool Sunday: IMAGIKA – ‘Only Dark Hearts Survive’ Album Ends Decade Absence

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker September 15, 2019 Oldschool Sunday: IMAGIKA – ‘Only Dark Hearts Survive’ Album Ends Decade Absence https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/09/15/oldschool-sunday-imagika/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor The Bay Area of San Francisco, circa 1993, saw guitarist Steven Rice, drummer Henry Moreno, and vocalist David Michael form a band who took its name IMAGIKA from a Clive Barker novel, albeit slightly altered. Inspired by legendary names in heavy metal [...]

Oldschool Sunday: DAMN THE MACHINE [Chris Poland’s 1990 ‘Return To Metalopolis’ Solo Reissue]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker September 8, 2019 Oldschool Sunday: DAMN THE MACHINE [Chris Poland’s 1990 ‘Return To Metalopolis’ Solo Reissue] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/09/08/oldschool-sunday-damn-the-machine-chris-poland/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ In 1986, two particular thrash metal bands were dominating the scene that lay before them, each four man entity had released game changing albums that year. Historically these bands were irrevocably intertwined. I speak of Metallica, with their monumental ‘Master Of Puppets‘, and Megadeth, the band begun [...]

DESCENDANTS OF CROM III – Pat Riot’s Top Must-See Bands: FOX 45

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker September 2, 2019 DESCENDANTS OF CROM III – Pat Riot’s Top Must-See Bands: FOX 45 https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/09/02/descendants-of-crom-iii-must-see-bands-fox-45/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor Last week, we kicked off the latest segment of Top Must-See Bands, mine in this case, in a series we are known to do with a couple of the U.S. festivals that Riff Relevant co-sponsors. These latest spotlights center on bands that [...]

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