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Oldschool Sunday: FIFTH ANGEL – First New Album In Nearly 30 Years; Premiere Lyric Video

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker September 16, 2018 Oldschool Sunday: FIFTH ANGEL – First New Album In Nearly 30 Years; Premiere Lyric Video https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/09/16/oldschool-sunday-fifth-angel-new-album-lyric-video/ (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) The origins of Bellevue, Washington’s FIFTH ANGEL date back to the band’s founding in 1983. That initial line-up of the band consisted of Ted Pilot (vocals), James Byrd (lead guitar), Ed Archer (rhythm guitar), Ken Mary (drums), and Kenny Kay (bass). This was their roster when they entered Steve Lawson Productions studios [...]

Oldschool Sunday: CHOKE [Return Via Salt Of The Earth Records EP; Japanese Tour Begins] – Commentary From Tracy McGinnis

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker September 9, 2018 Oldschool Sunday: CHOKE [Return Via Salt Of The Earth Records EP; Japanese Tour Begins] – Commentary From Tracy McGinnis https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/09/09/oldschool-sunday-choke-return-via-ep-japanese-tour1/ (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) When it comes to the deepest depths of the underground music realm’s southern sludge genre, there is one band that embodies all of the prerequisites: CHOKE. From their headquarters within the swampy bayous of Lake Charles, Louisiana, CHOKE first gasped air in 1994. It was a time [...]

Oldschool Sunday: Nuclear Blast’s ‘Death… Is Just The Beginning’ Comp. Series Revived [Video Trailer]; Tour Announcement

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker August 26, 2018 Oldschool Sunday: Nuclear Blast’s ‘Death… Is Just The Beginning’ Comp. Series Revived [Video Trailer]; Tour Announcement https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/08/26/oldschool-sunday-nuclear-blasts-comp-series-returns/ (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) During the late 80s and early 90s, the record label Nuclear Blast had the brilliant idea of compiling multiple death metal bands together on to one release. Entitling the compilation series “Death… Is Just The Beginning“, each new volume was an essential means of sharing lesser known, but [...]

Oldschool Sunday: GAMMACIDE

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker August 19, 2018 Oldschool Sunday: GAMMACIDE https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/08/19/oldschool-sunday-gammacide/ (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) The birth of Arlington, Texas’ GAMMACIDE occurred in 1986, out of the ashes of the disbanding Warlock. Guitarist Rick Perry and bassist Eric Roy decided to carry on together in a new project, one that would play no-holds-barred thrash metal. The pair were soon joined by drummer Jamey [...]

FOUR ON THE FLOOR #5: JONO GARRETT of MOS GENERATOR & TURBID NORTH – Brendan Burns’ Drummer Spotlight

Leanne Ridgeway August 12, 2018 FOUR ON THE FLOOR #5: JONO GARRETT of MOS GENERATOR & TURBID NORTH – Brendan Burns’ Drummer Spotlight https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/08/12/four-on-the-floor-5-drummer-spotlight-jono-garrett-mos-generator/ (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 lead singer. That lethal concoction of singers and axe-swingers like Page and Plant. Mick and Keith, Tyler and Perry, Daltry and Townsend, the list goes on and on… But [...]

Oldschool Sunday: NITZER EBB [Career Spanning ‘Nitzer Ebb 1982-2010: The Box Set’ Coming]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker August 12, 2018 Oldschool Sunday: NITZER EBB [Career Spanning ‘Nitzer Ebb 1982-2010: The Box Set’ Coming] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/08/12/oldschool-sunday-nitzer-ebb-legacy-box-set/ (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) British electronic/industrial entity NITZER EBB are a pioneering musical project that were creating popular EBM (Electronic Body Music) long before the term and genre even existed. Formed in 1982, by three school chums – Vaughan “Bon” Harris (programming, synthesizers, drums, vocals), Douglas McCarthy (vocals), and David Gooday (drums) – the group’s first [...]

Oldschool Sunday: CANCER [Join Peaceville Records For Upcoming 2018 Album]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker August 5, 2018 Oldschool Sunday: CANCER [Join Peaceville Records For Upcoming 2018 Album] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/08/05/oldschool-sunday-cancer-peaceville-2018/ (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) British death metal band CANCER first formed in 1988. Over the course of their career, they have released five studio albums and broke up on at least two occasions. Currently, the band has been active since 2013, and just announced news relating to a new label home and [...]

Halsey’s Rogue Reviews – July 2018

Halsey July 30, 2018 Halsey’s Rogue Reviews – July 2018 https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/07/30/halseys-rogue-reviews-july-2018/ (By Brian Halsey, Staff Writer, RiffRelevant.com) The first installment of my Rogue Reviews went exactly as you’d expect. It went viral. Four billion ‘Likes’ worldwide. Mark Zuckerberg thought he was hacked. Lemmy came back from the dead just to comment on it. Shoobies stopped feeding the seagulls and driving like assholes. And McDonald’s brought back [...]

Oldschool Sunday: ANGEL [The Casablanca Years 7 CD Retrospective Due In August]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker July 29, 2018 Oldschool Sunday: ANGEL [The Casablanca Years 7 CD Retrospective Due In August] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/07/29/oldschool-sunday-angel-retrospective-box-set/ (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) ANGEL were a mid-70s progressive rock band based in Washington, D.C., one discovered in part by none other than KISS’ Gene Simmons. That discovery occurred when Simmons caught the band during a nightclub performance, being impressed by both the band’s music and imagery. ANGEL sported a somewhat androgynous (or [...]

Oldschool Sunday: TERRORIZER [Unveil Artwork Of Upcoming The End Records Release]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker July 22, 2018 Oldschool Sunday: TERRORIZER [Unveil Artwork Of Upcoming The End Records Release] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/07/22/oldschool-sunday-terrorizer-album-nears-3/ (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) In this contemporary age of 2018, the Los Angeles grindcore / death metal band TERRORIZER are revered as extreme metal legends and rightly so. The origins of TERRORIZER date back to 1986, when the band was formed from the ashes of Majesty. By 1987, the quartet – vocalist [...]

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