Article By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor The formerly “Virally Affected” weekly roundup of bands is now the “Hearkened Heap.” I enjoy alliteration, get over it.…
MARYLAND DOOM FEST & FROST GIANT ELECTRONICS Offer MDDF Guitar Effects Fuzz Pedal
Article By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor The Maryland Doom Fest 2019 announced its lineup of bands, sponsors, and fest tickets are available. Riff Relevant once…
WEEDEATER Schedule U.S. East Coast Mini-Tour For December
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor The maniacally unhinged maestros of southern sludge, North Carolina’s WEEDEATER, announce a…
THE MARYLAND DOOM FEST 2019 – Feat. PENTAGRAM, CONAN, MOTHERSHIP, EARTHRIDE [Playlists]
Article By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor October 31st brought the official reveal of The Maryland Doom Fest 2019 lineup of bands. Early Bird Weekend Passes for…
HOREHOUND to release ‘HOLOCENE’ Nov. 30th via DOOM STEW RECORDS; Set for DESCENDANTS OF CROM
(By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner / Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com) Pittsburgh’s Doom/Sludge underground foursome HOREHOUND continues their ascension skyward with news of a new partnership with San Francisco’s…
HOREHOUND Reveals Second Full-length, ‘HOLOCENE’ & Premieres Video For “L’appel du Vide”; Live Dates
(By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner / Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com) Extremely excited to announce Pittsburgh’s paramount Doom/Sludge underground act HOREHOUND continues their ascension above ground with the…
BIBLE OF THE DEVIL To Embark Upon First East Coast Tour In 7 Years
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) Chicago gruff rock band Bible Of The Devil have announced their plans for an East Coast touring trek,…
HOREHOUND Re-Issues S/T Album; Includes First-Time Colored Vinyl + Live Dates
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) Two years to the very day of its original 2016 release, this Friday, April 20th will see the…
MOS GENERATOR – New ‘Shadowlands’ Album Out May 11 on Listenable Records [Mini-Review]; ‘Road Rats Tour’ w/FU MANCHU + Headline & Fests
(By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com) Last month, we shared news that Mos Generator is direct support for Fu Manchu’s tour in May, and we also premiered…
WASTED THEORY – ‘Stoned On Both Coasts’ Tour w/First West Coast Dates; Supporting ‘Defenders Of The Riff -2017’ [Full Stream] via Argonauta Records
(By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com) American Weed Rockers WASTED THEORY hit the highway again, announcing U.S. Tour dates for 2018, including their first sky-way trek to California for…
NEW ENGLAND STONER AND DOOM FESTIVAL – Lineup adds THE SKULL, GEEZER, ATALA, & MORE!
(By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com) Additional bands revealed for the NEW ENGLAND STONER & DOOM FESTIVAL that’s set for this April 2018… we have updates about the…
NEW ENGLAND STONER AND DOOM FESTIVAL – Lineup adds DEMON EYE, VOID KING…+ VIP Contest Winner!
Article By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Additional bands revealed for the NEW ENGLAND STONER & DOOM FESTIVAL that’s set for this April 2018… we have more news…
DESCENDANTS OF CROM 2018 – More Festival Acts Revealed: MOS GENERATOR, LO-PAN, TELEKINETIC YETI, & MORE!
(By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com) “…Only that the crowd would be there to greet him with howls of lust and fury. He began to realize…
NEW ENGLAND STONER AND DOOM FESTIVAL Lineup Revealed & VIP Team Member Contest
(By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com) At the beginning of November, Riff Relevant announced the NEW ENGLAND STONER & DOOM FESTIVAL was coming in April 2018… we…