Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Kingston Upon Hull, U.K.’s heralds of heaviness, the sludge monstrosity MASTIFF, will release…
THE MISERY MEN ‘Deathspiration’ EP Review & Stream
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor From the Pacific Northwest area of the United States comes ‘Deathspiration‘, the…
DEADSMOKE Set EU. Tour w/ TONS After Heavy Psych Sounds Fests
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Italy’s misanthropic sonic doom monstrosity DEADSMOKE announce an upcoming series of live…
TOMBTOKER ‘Coffin Texts’ EP Review & Stream; Grim Reefer Fest 2019
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Maryland continues to dominate when it comes to the number of bands…
Riff Relevant Interviews: THUNDERCHIEF’s Rik Surly [Tour Dates + Maryland Doom Fest 2019]
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor It was just this past year (2018), that the Richmond, Virginia based…
YATRA ‘Death Ritual’ Album Review [Track Streams]; Tour Dates
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor On January 4th, in the year of our dark lord 2019, the…
CROWLEGION ‘Northern Hunter’ EP Review & Stream
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor From the very place that the famed “Gothenburg Sound” originates, comes Sweden’s…
HOLLOW LEG Debut New Single As ‘Civilizations’ Album Nears
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor From the sweltering climes of The Sunshine State of Florida, comes the…
MONOLORD Spring 2019 U.S. Tour; Incl. Psycho Smokeout + DesertFest NYC; PsychoLV 2018 Photos
Article By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor The gargantuan Swedish sludgy trio MONOLORD recently announced a North American tour set for Spring 2019, as well as a recent…
YOB Announces 2019 N. American Tour w/ VOIVOD & AMENRA
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Oregon’s psych-doom-sludge heavyweights YOB announce they will return to the road next Spring, bringing…
SUNSTARE ‘Eroded’ Album Review & Stream
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor From Lille, France comes the second official offering from the sludge-enhanced, post-metal unit…
APEY & THE PEA Unleash ‘Black November’ Official Video Ahead Of Eurosonic Showcase
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Hungary’s hardened, sludge heavyweights APEY & THE PEA have released a new…
Riot’s Revelation: RELAPSE SAMPLER 2018 [NYP Item]
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor The Riot’s Revelation series on Riff Relevant is pulling a “return to…
HIGH ON FIRE Confirm 2019 N. American Tour + Psycho Las Vegas
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor California’s HIGH ON FIRE have announced a North American tour set to…