Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor WEEDEATER, the sludge mashing miscreants from the southern locale of Cape Fear,…
BLACK TUSK Headline Early 2020 U.S. Tour; ALL HELL Support
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor Savannah, Georgia’s swampy metallic sludge outfit BLACK TUSK announced they will kick…
STEEL & STONE IV w/ Howling Giant, Temptations Wings, Yatra, Ape Vermin & More [Commentary By Organizer Jason Gardner]
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor The popular and rapidly growing one-day showcase spotlighting some of the finest…
BASK Album Debut For Season Of Mist Records ‘Bask III’ Due Nov; Official Video
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor The global-wide music appreciating community will soon be officially introduced to one…
DESCENDANTS OF CROM III – Pat Riot’s Top Must-See Bands: IRATA
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor Despite being from Greensboro, North Carolina, only around four hours from where…
VIOLENT LIFE VIOLENT DEATH “Choke” Official Video (NSFW); ‘Sadness Rains’ EP Released As Tour Nears
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Charlotte, North Carolina’s supercharged champions of metallic hardcore, VIOLENT LIFE VIOLENT DEATH,…
HE IS LEGEND ‘White Bat’ Album Review & Stream; Official Video; U.S. Tour Dates
Article by: Brian Halsey, Staff Writer ‡ Edited by: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Nothing kills my mood quicker than people who refuse to get hyped…
DOGBANE Back With New Album ‘Idylls Of Woe’ [Streaming]
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor It has been four years since North Carolinian hard rock / traditional…
Riff Relevant Interviews: YATRA [Video Interview]
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor It has been at least six months since I composed my first…
YATRA, COFFIN TORTURE, APE VERMIN Live Show Review [Asheville, N.C. 3/20/2019]
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor March saw the first extensive touring from Maryland progressive sludge / doom…
THE ASOUND ‘Impalement Arts’ Album Review & Stream
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor When North Carolina’s THE ASOUND first issued new music from their latest…
THE ASOUND To Issue ‘Impalement Arts’ Album; New Members & Official Video
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…