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Oldschool Sunday: GODSPEED

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker December 8, 2019 Oldschool Sunday: GODSPEED https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/12/08/oldschool-sunday-godspeed/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor It was 1992, in The Garden State of New Jersey, U.S.A., when the Asbury Park-based GODSPEED materialized with its founding trio of guitarist Tommy Southard, drummer Tim Schoenleber, and bassist Rob Hultz. Soon after, the three recruited David Blanche as their vocalist [...]

Oldschool Sunday: ASBESTOSDEATH

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker December 1, 2019 Oldschool Sunday: ASBESTOSDEATH https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/12/01/oldschool-sunday-asbestosdeath/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor Before there was Sleep, before the myriad post-Sleep bands that followed – High On Fire, The Sabians, Om, Shrinebuilder, Kalas, and the like… there was ASBESTOSDEATH. Formed in San Jose, California circa 1989, the trio of high school students getting together under [...]

Retro Riffs: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE ‘The Battle Of Los Angeles’ Album Review & Stream

Brett Schacht November 24, 2019 Retro Riffs: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE ‘The Battle Of Los Angeles’ Album Review & Stream https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/11/24/retro-riffs-ratm-the-battle-of-los-angeles-album-review-stream/ Article By: Brett Schacht, Staff Writer ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor As popular as they were in their heyday, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE were an inherently divisive, polarizing band for many. Any band that questions the status quo, particularly the value and viability of America moving forward in its current state, is bound to [...]

Oldschool Sunday: ATROPHY [“30 Years Violent By Nature” EU. Tour 2020]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker November 17, 2019 Oldschool Sunday: ATROPHY [“30 Years Violent By Nature” EU. Tour 2020] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/11/17/oldschool-sunday-atrophy-eu-tour-2020/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor We find today’s subjects in the city sometimes referred to as “The Old Pueblo”, yet better known as Tucson, Arizona, where the band Heresy was formed in 1986, by Chris Lykins (guitar), James Gulotta (bass), and Brian Zimmerman (vocals). Before a year [...]

Oldschool Sunday: ASTROQUEEN

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker November 3, 2019 Oldschool Sunday: ASTROQUEEN https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/11/03/oldschool-sunday-astroqueen/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor Stenungsund is a village a bit north of Gothenburg, Sweden and in the summer of 1998, four musicians – Johan Backman (drums), Mattias Wester (bass), Daniel Tolergård (guitar), and Daniel Änghede (guitar / vocals) – formed the band ASTROQUEEN. The guys clearly [...]

Oldschool Sunday: HAWK

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker October 20, 2019 Oldschool Sunday: HAWK https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/10/20/oldschool-sunday-hawk/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ It is the early Eighties when guitarist, and guitar teacher, Doug Marks relocates to Los Angeles from Denver, CO to pursue a career in music. In 1982, Marks launches Metal Method, a mail order guitar playing instructional course consisting of cassette tapes and booklets, at first. The [...]

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 [...]

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