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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 [...]

Oldschool Sunday: PHARAOH [2003 Debut ‘After The Fire’ Receiving First-Time Vinyl Re-Issue Via Cruz Del Sur Music]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker July 15, 2018 Oldschool Sunday: PHARAOH [2003 Debut ‘After The Fire’ Receiving First-Time Vinyl Re-Issue Via Cruz Del Sur Music] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/07/15/pharaoh-after-the-fire-receiving-vinyl-re-issue/ (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) What factors required for a band to qualify for the Oldschool Sunday series are malleable and always in flux; one week it might be a band’s longevity or legacy, the next week, a more obscure band from some point in time. That said, the Philadelphia-born quartet PHARAOH was [...]

Oldschool Sunday: ABHORRANCE [Release First New Song In Nearly 30 Years]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker July 8, 2018 Oldschool Sunday: ABHORRANCE [Release First New Song In Nearly 30 Years] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/07/08/oldschool-sunday-abhorrance/ (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) Rising from the underbelly of Finnish extreme metal in the late nineteen-eighties, ABHORRANCE was formed in 1989 by guitarists Tomi Koivusaari (Violent Solution) and Kalle Mattsson, vocalist Jukka Kolehmainen, bassist Jussi Ahlroth, and drummer Kimmo Heikkinen. For a time, the quintet played under a variety of changing names before settling under the ABHORRANCE moniker and unleashing their extreme [...]

Oldschool Sunday: ONESIDEZERO [New Video Teases Band’s Return]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker July 1, 2018 Oldschool Sunday: ONESIDEZERO [New Video Teases Band’s Return] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/07/01/oldschool-sunday-onesidezero-new-video-2/ (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) In the late Nineties’ rise of alternative rock, grunge, and nu-metal, few bands were able to create their own unique sound, one specific to them and them only. Los Angeles’ ONESIDEZERO was such a band. Formed in 1997, they immediately went to work recording demos and shopping them [...]

MARYLAND DOOM FEST 2018 – Must-See Spotlight [Leanne]: SWITCHBLADE JESUS

Leanne Ridgeway June 21, 2018 MARYLAND DOOM FEST 2018 – Must-See Spotlight [Leanne]: SWITCHBLADE JESUS https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/06/21/maryland-doom-fest-must-see-spotlight-leanne-sbj/ (By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner / Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com) For this year’s Maryland Doom Fest, we have been a primary sponsor for the event, sharing updates and info for a few months. Pat got a jump on some of his ‘must see’ bands for the weekend’s festivities, check his last one [here]. Pat effectively stole a couple [...]

Oldschool Sunday: DAMAGEPLAN [2004’s ‘New Found Power’ To See Limited Vinyl LP Release]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker June 17, 2018 Oldschool Sunday: DAMAGEPLAN [2004’s ‘New Found Power’ To See Limited Vinyl LP Release] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/06/17/oldschool-sunday-damageplan-vinyl-lp-release-2/ (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) If you are any sort of metalhead at least 20 to 25 years of age, then you probably know the story about the short-lived supergroup DAMAGEPLAN. The band was formed in 2003, by brothers “Dimebag” Darrell and Vinnie Paul Abbott following the demise of the legendary Pantera. The [...]

THE MARYLAND DOOM FESTIVAL 2018 – Sponsors Feature: Baltimore Tattoo Museum

Leanne Ridgeway June 8, 2018 THE MARYLAND DOOM FESTIVAL 2018 – Sponsors Feature: Baltimore Tattoo Museum https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/06/08/maryland-doom-festival-2018-sponsors-feature-baltimore-tattoo-museum/ (By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com) The Maryland Doom Fest 2018 event tickets are still on sale. The lineup is announced, the merch is ready, and of four primary festival sponsors (Riff Relevant included) we reach our final. We invite you to learn a bit more about primary sponsor: BALTIMORE TATTOO MUSEUM. This one is special… [...]

MARYLAND DOOM FEST 2018 – Must-See Spotlight: THE AGE OF TRUTH [Debut Release on Vinyl via Kozmik Artifactz]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker June 5, 2018 MARYLAND DOOM FEST 2018 – Must-See Spotlight: THE AGE OF TRUTH [Debut Release on Vinyl via Kozmik Artifactz] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/06/05/maryland-doom-fest-2018-must-see-spotlight-the-age-of-truth/ (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) Our series spotlighting several of the bands performing at this year’s MARYLAND DOOM FEST 2018 continues with a look at one that I’m quite excited about (Leanne is, too). Philadelphia’s THE AGE OF TRUTH seemingly arrived out of the ether of late 2017 to dominate the year with [...]

Riot’s Revelation: METALOCALYPSTICK ‘Metal Queens Vol. 2’ Compilation [Stream + NYP Item] – Fest Details

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker June 4, 2018 Riot’s Revelation: METALOCALYPSTICK ‘Metal Queens Vol. 2’ Compilation [Stream + NYP Item] – Fest Details https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/06/04/riots-revelation-metalocalypstick-metal-queens-vol-2/ (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) Have you missed this or what? It has been awhile since I’ve churned out a new Riot’s Revelation segment so here we are. Today’s offering comes to us from the western Canadian festival that just doesn’t celebrate heavy metal, but embraces the power of women in metal: METALOCALYPSTICK [...]

Oldschool Sunday: NO HOT ASHES [New Official Video; Playing Download Festival In June]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker June 3, 2018 Oldschool Sunday: NO HOT ASHES [New Official Video; Playing Download Festival In June] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2018/06/03/oldschool-sunday-no-hot-ashes-video-download-festival/ (By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) Northern Ireland’s NO HOT ASHES formed in 1983, but – for reasons beyond their control – it would take 34 years for their début album to be released. The band, influenced by the likes of Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, UFO, and other classic rock/AOR (album-oriented rock) acts of that era, [...]

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