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Article By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor All of our Riff Relevant “Favorites Of 2018” staff lists are included below… Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2019All Rights ReservedOriginal content here is…
WITHERFALL Limited ‘Vintage’ Acoustic EP + EU. Tour w/ Sonata Arctica In March
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor The dark, melodic, progressive metal band WITHERFALL announce the upcoming arrival of…
SWALLOW THE SUN ‘Lumina Aurea’ EP + Official Video; Finland Tour 2019
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Finland’s heralds of deathly atmospheric doom, SWALLOW THE SUN, announce the arrival…
SICK OF IT ALL & IRON REAGAN Uniting For Eastern U.S. Tour In March
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Revered NYHC band SICK OF IT ALL and RVA’s crossover crazies IRON…
YOB Announces 2019 N. American Tour w/ VOIVOD & AMENRA
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BRAND NEW SIN Sell Out One-Off 2019 Reunion Show
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor In a span of just three days since it was announced, the…
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VOIVOD ‘The Wake’ Album Review & Stream
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QUEENSRŸCHE New Album ‘The Verdict’ Coming Early 2019; US Headline Tour w/ FATES WARNING
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WITHERFALL Sophomore Album ‘A Prelude To Sorrow’ Detailed w/ Official Video Premiere; To Support KAMELOT Japan Dates
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