(By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com)
The Southern United States is a notorious breeding ground for sludge metal. Born out of parental misguidance into a melding of hardcore punk, doom and noise metal in the late 1980s. Their slow, steadily built-up aural crushings found a way into my ears in the early 90s and have since bore filthy caverns into my heart. Continue reading “Riff Relevant Interviews: CRAWL”
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com)
The latest installment of Riot’s Revelation brings us face-to-face, uh, ear to speaker, with an incredible compilation of music. It comes from one of planet Earth’s premiere labels specializing in sonic savagery, Transcending Obscurity Records. Continue reading “Riot’s Revelation: Transcending Obscurity Records ‘Label Sampler 2018’ [Stream + NYP Item]”
(By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com)
Birmingham, Alabama’s Hexxus is… well, to me – bliss. Grimy, dark, sludge covered, raging bliss. Hexxus is brutal, unrelenting, and yes, even a bit though-provoking. They’re not just loud for loud’s sake, but they are goddamned loud.
Continue reading “Riff Relevant 2017 Releases – HEXXUS’ BILLY LUTTRELL Shares 15 Favorites”
