Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor There are some incredible news updates arriving today from North Carolina’s purveyors…
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Annc. 2019 Tour; CROWBAR, MOTHERSHIP to Support; Select Dates w/ WEEDEATER, THE OBSESSED
Article By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor The headliner alone is legendary. A personal favorite and pretty much guarantees a raining sulfur fire reaction to the…
Oldschool Sunday: ANIMAL BAG [Commentary From Singer Luke Edwards]
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor “Country boys make good in the big city”. That short sentence could…
U.S. CHRISTMAS – Cult Appalachian Band’s 2003 Debut Remastered For Special Limited Ed. Reissue
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Appalachian North Carolina’s practitioners of darkly transformative, otherworldly psychedelic doom, U.S.. CHRISTMAS,…
STEEL & STONE Fest 3 Reveals 2018 Line-Up: TEMPTATIONS WINGS, COFFIN TORTURE, COVENATOR, GREEN FIEND, BROAD RIVER NIGHTMARE & BUSTED CHOPS
Article by: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited by: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor It’s official! The third annual edition of the STEEL & STONE Fest…
Riff Relevant Interviews: WITCH MOUNTAIN [Video]
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Portland, Oregon’s WITCH MOUNTAIN are a globally revered band in the contemporary…
ROYAL THUNDER, WITCH MOUNTAIN, ALMUTEN Live [Asheville, N.C. 7/23/18]
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) Monday, July 23, 2018, would see an incredible one-off gig featuring ROYAL THUNDER, WITCH MOUNTAIN, and ALMUTEN –…
Ripple Music Signs LIGHTNING BORN (C.O.C., Demon Eye, Bloody Hammers, Etc. Members); Returning To MARYLAND DOOM FEST This Month
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) What do you get when you take some musicians from such notable acts as Corrosion Of Conformity, Demon…
HOWLING GIANT-ELECTRIC PHANTOM-VIC CROWN @ Sly Grog In Asheville, N.C. [5/26/18]
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) On Saturday, May 26, 2018, I was able to scratch a top band off of my own personal…
TEMPTATIONS WINGS Announce New Band Member & First Live Show As Quartet
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) One of the bands to make a remarkable stamp on 2017 is Asheville, North Carolina’s own doom-y hard…
Riff Relevant 2017 Releases – DEMON EYE’s ERIK SUGG Shares 5 Favorites
(By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com) Demon Eye sparked out of Raleigh, North Carolina around 2012, and is one of those bands that are truly fun to…
THE ASOUND Rebound With ‘Commanding The Sword’ 7″ Flexi; Streaming
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) North Carolina’s The Asound seem to have recently burst onto the underground music scene with constant abound. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2017All…
Riff Relevant Interviews: GRÜZER @ STEEL & STONE II Festival [Video]
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Columbia, South Carolina’s Grüzer are on an ascending climb through the ranks of heavy music currently. The band’s…
STEEL & STONE II 2017: Post-Fest Wrap Up
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com – *All Pics Courtesy Of Will Bouton/Fugo Films) As you all know, or at least should know by now,…