Article By: Kira Schlechter, Staff Writer ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor So here’s another situation where a musician reached out to me on…
DUST BOLT ‘Dead Inside’ Official Video; ‘Trapped In Chaos’ Album & Tour Early 2019
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Germany’s DUST BOLT, one of contemporary metal’s most powerful progenitors keeping the…
ENEMY INSIDE ‘Phoenix’ Album Review; Official Videos
(By Kira Schlechter, Staff Writer, RiffRelevant.com) When musicians reach out to writers with their work, they are, of course, taking a chance. Will they like…
PRAISE THE PLAGUE Share ‘Antagonist’ Debut Stream
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) This past Friday, September 14th, saw the German band PRAISE THE PLAGUE unleash their six song début, ‘Antagonist‘,…
PLAINRIDE ‘Life On Ares’ Album Imminent From Ripple Music; Details + Song Premiere
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) Germany’s brazenly heavy fuzz rock band PLAINRIDE announce the upcoming release of their sophomore album, ‘Life On Ares‘.…
SATYRICON Entire Summer Breeze 2018 Set Shared Via Pro-Shot Video
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) WDR Rockpalast has shared the professionally shot video of the entire SATYRICON live set from the Aug. 15-18th Summer…
HELLOWEEN ‘Starlight: The Noise Records Collection’ Vinyl Box Set Due In Sept. [Video Trailer]
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) Legendary German power metal band HELLOWEEN announce a Vinyl Box Set consisting of the band’s early albums is…
PRIMAL FEAR Unveil ‘The Ritual’ Official Video As ‘Apocalypse’ Nears
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) Long-running German heavy metal powerhouse PRIMAL FEAR are premiering the official video for their song “The Ritual“. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2018All…
MANOWAR Vinyl Re-Issues Of 3 Classic Albums Available; Tour Dates
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) New York’s classic metal overlords MANOWAR will release vinyl LP re-issues of three of their classic albums – “Fighting…
URSULAR S/T EP Review & Stream
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) Berlin, Germany’s URSULAR have just released their first proper, official recording, a 3-song self-titled EP. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2018All Rights ReservedOriginal…
GRAVE DIGGER To Reissue Classics ‘Heavy Metal Breakdown’ & ‘Witch Hunter’ On Vinyl
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) German heavy metal forerunners GRAVE DIGGER have shared news about two of their early classic albums receiving vinyl…
OPETH Concert Live On Rockpalast 2017 [Full Performance – Pro Quality Video]
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) A full live performance from progressive metallers OPETH on the German music television show Rockpalast is available for streaming…
OVERKILL To Release ‘Live In Overhausen’ 2CD/2DVD Set Via Nuclear Blast In May; Premiere ‘Hammerhead’ Live Video
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) New Jersey’s legendary thrashmongers OVERKILL have announced that they will release their “Live In Overhausen” 2CD/2DVD package on May…
DRYAD ‘Rehearsal Tape’ EP Review, Stream & NYP Item
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Riff Relevant recently received a submission from the Würzburg, Germany-based Dryad and while that’s nothing unusual for us, one…