(by Leanne Ridgeway, Owner / Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com)
Georgia’s Dead Hand is back on the sludge slab with an upcoming album, ‘Reborn Of Dead Light‘, due out Sept. 7th on Divine Mother Recordings. Continue reading “DEAD HAND New Album ‘REBORN OF DEAD LIGHT’ Out Sept. 7th [Streaming Singles]; Tour Dates”
(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”
