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Oldschool Sunday: SPREAD EAGLE [New Lineup, Album & Video]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker May 25, 2019 Oldschool Sunday: SPREAD EAGLE [New Lineup, Album & Video] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/05/25/oldschool-sunday-spread-eagle-band-album-video/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor This origin story begins in late 80’s Boston, where three musicians – guitarist and vocalist Paul DiBartolo (aka Salvadore Poe), drummer Tommi Gallo, and bassist and vocalist Rob De Luca – are playing in a band named Bang* with Michael McGovern. Di [...]

Oldschool Sunday: SACRED MUSHROOM

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker May 19, 2019 Oldschool Sunday: SACRED MUSHROOM https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/05/19/oldschool-sunday-sacred-mushroom/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor It’s the mid-Sixties in Cincinnati, Ohio, the suburbs of Hyde Park to be more precise, when two brothers – singer Danny and lead guitarist Larry Goshorn – form themselves a band. With fellow musicians Fred Fogwell (rhythm guitar), Joe Steward (bass), Doug Hamilton [...]

MARYLAND DOOM FEST 2019 – Pat Riot’s Top Must-See Acts: BENTHIC REALM

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker May 16, 2019 MARYLAND DOOM FEST 2019 – Pat Riot’s Top Must-See Acts: BENTHIC REALM https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/05/16/maryland-doom-fest-must-see-acts/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Next up on my Top Must-See Acts for the upcoming Riff Relevant co-sponsored MARYLAND DOOM FEST 2019 – ones that I have previously never seen live – has ties to the band featured in this series’ first segment last week. WARHORSE were [...]

Oldschool Sunday: BENT WIND

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker May 12, 2019 Oldschool Sunday: BENT WIND https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/05/12/oldschool-sunday-bent-wind/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor The year is 1969, the place is Toronto, Canada, more specifically, the hippie infested Spandina and Sussex Avenues, not far from the University Of Toronto campus. Needless to say, the times… they are a’changing. While The 5th Dimension sing about “The Age [...]

MARYLAND DOOM FEST 2019 – Pat Riot’s Top Must-See Acts: WARHORSE

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker May 6, 2019 MARYLAND DOOM FEST 2019 – Pat Riot’s Top Must-See Acts: WARHORSE https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/05/06/pat-riots-must-see-acts-at-maryland-doom-fest/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor As most people know, it is a little over a month away from the fifth annual edition of the infamous, Riff Relevant co-sponsored MARYLAND DOOM FEST! Once again set to take place between the side by side venues 611 Cafe and Guido’s [...]

Oldschool Sunday: CADAVER [Resurrected After 15 Years Via New Video]

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker May 5, 2019 Oldschool Sunday: CADAVER [Resurrected After 15 Years Via New Video] https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/05/05/oldschool-sunday-cadaver-news/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor The roots of extreme death metal band CADAVER begin in the townships of Råde and Fredrikstad, Norway with founders Anders “Neddo” Odden (guitar, bass, vocals) and Ole Bjerkebakke (drums, vocals) in 1988. The duo released a demo ‘Into The Outside‘ that same year, sparking [...]

Retro Riffs: THIN LIZZY ‘Black Rose: A Rock Legend’ Album Review & Stream

Brett Schacht May 5, 2019 Retro Riffs: THIN LIZZY ‘Black Rose: A Rock Legend’ Album Review & Stream https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/05/05/retro-riffs-thin-lizzy-black-rose-review/ Article By: Brett Schacht, Staff Writer ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor A black rose is often used as a way to symbolize the death of a loved one or a relationship. Though THIN LIZZY may not have been exactly mourning the departure of longtime guitarist Brian Robertson, they WERE in a bit of [...]

Halsey’s Rogue Reviews – Spring 2019

Halsey April 28, 2019 Halsey’s Rogue Reviews – Spring 2019 https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/04/28/halseys-rogue-reviews-spring-2019/ Article by: Brian Halsey, Staff Writer ‡ Edited by: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Now that Halsey has defrosted himself from the tundra and forest explorations of Winter, we bring you his Spring Rogue adventure. As always, Halsey essentially switches direction at every incorrigible whim and Spring is no different… Unrepentant? Yes. Interesting and fun? Definitely. [...]

Oldschool Sunday: DARK

Pat 'Riot' Whitaker April 28, 2019 Oldschool Sunday: DARK https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/04/28/oldschool-sunday-dark/ Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor As music fans, each of us have at least one, but more than likely a few, holy grail type recordings we are always seeking to obtain and add to our private collections, right? I know I have several myself, albums that are [...]

Retro Riffs: IRON MAIDEN ‘Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son’ Album Review & Stream

Brett Schacht April 27, 2019 Retro Riffs: IRON MAIDEN ‘Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son’ Album Review & Stream https://www.riffrelevant.com/2019/04/27/retro-riffs-iron-maiden-seventh-son-review/ Article By: Brett Schacht, Staff Writer ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor All musical forms go through periods of change and upheaval, and traditional heavy metal was in a particularly weird state of flux in 1988 – thrash was shifting the tastes of many fans towards the more extreme side of things, death metal [...]

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