Staff Columns – Riff Relevant

Staff Columns

Riff Relevant Columns – All our special Staff or Guest Column Features!

Oldschool Sunday: SHELTON CHASTAIN [Duo’s 1988 Demo Released + Official Video]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker November 11, 2018 Oldschool Sunday: SHELTON CHASTAIN [Duo’s 1988 Demo Released + Official Video] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/11/11/oldschool-sunday-shelton-chastain-1988-demo-video/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Just as the name implies, SHELTON CHASTAIN is the pairing of two major players from within the history of heavy rock, Mark “The Shark” Shelton and David T. Chastain. Guitarist Mark Shelton was a founding member of the legendary metal band Manilla [...]

Oldschool Sunday: PAICE ASHTON LORD

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker November 4, 2018 Oldschool Sunday: PAICE ASHTON LORD https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/11/04/oldschool-sunday-paice-ashton-lord/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Anyone that is even a little knowledgeable about rock history should immediately think the name PAICE ASHTON LORD seems oddly familiar. The name of this long-lost, mid-Seventies band is derived from the last names of its founders – Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, and [...]

Oldschool Sunday: PURGATORY [Pre-Iced Earth Band Returns With S/T EP; Song Streaming]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker October 28, 2018 Oldschool Sunday: PURGATORY [Pre-Iced Earth Band Returns With S/T EP; Song Streaming] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/10/28/oldschool-sunday-purgatory-returns-with-s-t-ep/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Before they adopted the moniker of Iced Earth in the late 1980s, and after they were known as The Rose between 1984-1985, there was PURGATORY. The time, 1985; the place, Tampa, Florida… guitarist Jon Schaffer continues his pursuit of creating a band that [...]

Oldschool Sunday: ANIMAL BAG [Commentary From Singer Luke Edwards]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker October 21, 2018 Oldschool Sunday: ANIMAL BAG [Commentary From Singer Luke Edwards] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/10/21/oldschool-sunday-animal-bag-luke-edwards/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor “Country boys make good in the big city”. That short sentence could very easily summarize the story of Charlotte, North Carolina’s ANIMAL BAG. After some earlier membership changes in the years prior, 1987 saw ANIMAL BAG stabilize with the line up of [...]

Oldschool Sunday: AFTERMATH [‘Smash Reset Control’ Lyric Video Released]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker October 14, 2018 Oldschool Sunday: AFTERMATH [‘Smash Reset Control’ Lyric Video Released] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/10/14/oldschool-sunday-aftermath-new-lyric-video/ Article by: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited by: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Chicago’s thrashing mad maniacs AFTERMATH first formed in The Windy City circa 1985, and from there were soon taking the world by storm. During the first five years of the band’s existence, they issued a string of demos – Demo #1 (1986), Killing [...]

Halsey’s Rogue Reviews – October 2018

Halsey October 10, 2018 Halsey’s Rogue Reviews – October 2018 https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/10/10/halseys-rogue-reviews-oct-2018/ Article by: Brian Halsey, Staff Writer ‡ Edited by: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Calendars are for chumps. They are Hallmark’s way of trying to civilize the savage nature out of human beings. I don’t need an overpriced, glossy finished, stock photo of some assjack in a scarf to tell me when it’s Fall. I [...]

Oldschool Sunday: WARZONE [30th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue Of 1988’s ‘Open Your Eyes’ Album Arrives]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker October 7, 2018 Oldschool Sunday: WARZONE [30th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue Of 1988’s ‘Open Your Eyes’ Album Arrives] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/10/07/oldschool-sunday-warzone-open-your-eyes-reissue/ Article by: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited by: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Long before NYHC (New York Hardcore) became the world recognized institution it is today, the Lower East Side of Manhattan’s WARZONE were integral pioneers of this musical style. Formed in 1983, WARZONE not only helped create the NYHC sound, but were also [...]

Oldschool Sunday: ANGKOR WAT

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker September 30, 2018 Oldschool Sunday: ANGKOR WAT https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/09/30/oldschool-sunday-angkor-wat/ Article by: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited by: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Corpus Christi, Texas circa 1986 sees the formation of a crossover thrash metal band unlike any other at the time, ANGKOR WAT. At their height, the band’s classic line up consisted of Adam Grossman, Mike Titsworth, David Nuss, Dave Brinkman, Danny Lohner and Mike [...]

DESCENDANTS OF CROM 2018: Pat Riot’s Must See Bands [The First Time 5]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker September 23, 2018 DESCENDANTS OF CROM 2018: Pat Riot’s Must See Bands [The First Time 5] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/09/23/descendants-of-crom-2018-pat-riots-must-see-bands-first-time/ (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) With the ever-nearing events of the 2018 edition of the Riff Relevant-sponsored DESCENDANTS OF CROM less than a week away… what better time to roll out some of the acts I’m most excited to see live?! With doing such as both my mindset and intention, I thought I’d toss [...]

Oldschool Sunday: RACETRAITOR – ‘2042’ Long-Awaited Follow Up To ’98 Album Nears; New Lyric Video

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker September 23, 2018 Oldschool Sunday: RACETRAITOR – ‘2042’ Long-Awaited Follow Up To ’98 Album Nears; New Lyric Video https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/09/23/oldschool-sunday-racetraitor-2042-album-new-lyric-video/ (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) Chicago’s RACETRAITOR were one of the more incendiary, politically charged, and controversial music entities that arose to some prominence in the mid-Nineties. With their thought-provoking name, social stances, and inflammatory lyrical themes for “aggressively challenging audiences to confront systematic racism and exploitative systems”, the SXE (Straight Edge) hardcore / [...]

Digiprove seal

Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2017 All Rights Reserved

All original content on these pages is fingerprinted and certified by Digiprove