Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor DESTROYER OF LIGHT, the Texas-based brandishers of foreboding, ethereal doom, announce their…
Retro Riffs: PANTERA ‘Far Beyond Driven’ [25th Anniversary] Album Review & Stream
Article By: Brett Schacht, Staff Writer ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor As is so often the case in life, you don’t choose metal…
DOOMSTRESS Detail Full-Length Debut ‘Sleep Among The Dead’
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor The Texas-based modern embodiment of traditional, power metal-infused proto-doom and heavy rock,…
DUEL New Album ‘Valley Of Shadows’ Due In May; Fest Appearances
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Austin, Texas’ incendiary occult rock / stoner metal masters DUEL announce the…
RUNESCARRED Release Official Video For ‘Being God’ Single
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor It has been less than one year since Austin, Texas’ RUNESCARRED arrived…
Oldschool Sunday: PISSING RAZORS [New Music Arrives Via ‘Crushing Grip’]
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor It is 1993, in El Paso, Texas, when a pair of sibling…
SWITCHBLADE JESUS Share Full-Set Live Video, Tour Dates & Tease On New Album
Article By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Them ornery Texas boys are back, hoo-whee. Corpus Christi’s trio of loud, SWITCHBLADE JESUS has shared with us some…
GREENBEARD Release ‘Onward, Pillager’ EP; Confirming 2019 Tour Dates (Incl. Maryland Doom Fest)
Article By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Austin’s stoner/desert rock trio GREENBEARD launched their new EP ‘Onward, Pillager‘ via the Denver, Colorado label Sailor Records on December 22nd. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2018All Rights ReservedOriginal content…
ANGKOR WAT To Support THE ACCUSED A.D. On Dec. Texas Mini-Tour [Video Trailer]
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Two of crossover music’s iconic cult acts are uniting for an upcoming…
HELL’S HEROES II Fest Set For April 2019 w/ Classic & Contemporary Metal Acts
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor In April 2019, Houston, Texas will become ground zero for one of…
TEXAS METAL OUTLAWS Lone Star State All-Stars Unite For Oct. S/T Debut; Official Video
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Everyone knows that everything is bigger in Texas and heavy metal is…
Breathe Deeply Of EXHALANTS Imminent S/T Debut With ‘If Only’ Stream
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) From the Lone Star State comes the rise of EXHALANTS, the new noise rock trio birthed by former…
Oldschool Sunday: GAMMACIDE
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) The birth of Arlington, Texas’ GAMMACIDE occurred in 1986, out of the ashes of the disbanding Warlock. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2018All…
Exclusive Premiere: MR. PLOW Debut ‘Memento’ Single; Album ‘Maintain Radio Silence’ Details
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Exciting news today, as the iconic Texas-based cult band MR. PLOW share…