(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) The long, anxiously awaited début from power metal supergroup War Of Thrones, “Conflict In Creation“, has been set…
CENTRIPETAL FORCE Pre-Release Stream Of ‘Eidetic’ EP; Review
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Have you been hungering for a band to come along and take the whole notion of progressive thrash…
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: NAAT ‘Baltoro’ Official Video
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) The Genova, Italy-spawned NAAT are quite the grandiose deliverers of monumentally epic instrumental compositions. Plied with copious excesses…
THE ATOMIC BITCHWAX ‘Force Field’ Review & Stream; Official Video
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Long Branch, N.J’s longrunning stalwart stewards of all that is boogie-based Stoner Rock, The Atomic Bitchwax (aka TAB),…
SHADOW WITCH ‘Disciples Of The Crow’ Album Review & Full Streams
(By David ‘Sunshine’ LaMay, Staff Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Kingston, NY’s Shadow Witch returns after a strong 2016 début (‘Sun Killer‘) with a motherload of dark, 70’s…
VEXES [A Life Once Lost, Fury Of Five, Vessl, Downstage Members] Stream Songs From Debut
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) New Jersey is home to a new band named Vexes, one comprised of a pedigreed membership that includes…
GREENBEARD Announces New Bassist Jeff Klein; ‘Lödarödböl’ EU Release via Kozmik Artifactz; Tour Plans for 2018
(By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com) Greenbeard has tackled quite a bit over the last year. They’ve toured, released a new record ‘Lödarödböl‘ in July,…
VINTERSORG ‘Till fjälls: Del II’ – Album Review & Stream
(By Brian Halsey, Staff Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Part of being a grown-ass man is abandoning the fake news concept that I need a calendar to tell…
THE KAHLESS CLONE ‘Our Never-Ending Loneliness’ EP Review & Stream
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) The Windy City of Chicago, IL. has long been home to one of the U.S.’ most enduring, multi-genre…
Riot’s Revelation: HAPPY METAL ANNIHILATION VOL. 7 [Stream + Free Sampler Download]
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Merry (early) Christmas, Metalheads! Damn, do I have a gift for you, as usual with most any Riot’s…
Riff Relevant Interviews: DAREN ‘KLANK’ DIOLOSA
(By Pat ‘Riot’Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) I still recall the very first time that I heard guitarist / musician Daren “KLANK” Diolosa, although I’m not…
Getting In HARM’S WAY With ‘Posthuman’ This February; New Song Streaming
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Chicago’s ferociously volatile post-hardcore harbingers of all that is heavy, Harm’s Way, will return their fourth full-length in…
PROFESSOR EMERITUS ‘Take Me To The Gallows’ Review & Stream
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) The heavy metal scene, underground, community, or whatever term you prefer, continually astounds me. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2017All Rights ReservedOriginal content…
BORRACHO Streaming Just-Released Compilation Album ‘Riffography’
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) D.C.’s riff-emitting heavyweights Borracho just kicked out their new compilation collection “Riffography” via Ripple Music yesterday, Dec. 8th.…