(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com)
TXDM band Abolishment Of Flesh are poised to release their new full-length album, “The Inhuman Condition”, this week. Continue reading “ABOLISHMENT OF FLESH Share ‘The Inhuman Condition’ Pre-Release Stream”
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com)
Everything is bigger in Texas, ya know, and that includes the monstrous metalcore of Midland’s SO IT BEGINS. Continue reading “SO IT BEGINS Getting Even With ‘Retaliation’ Official Video”
(By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com)
Last November, our Staff Writer Santiago Guitierrez reviewed the latest release from Dallas, Texas’ Elliott’s Keep. Today, we have the privilege of hosting an exclusive première of their new video for the song ‘Tempest‘. Continue reading “EXCLUSIVE: ELLIOTT’S KEEP Official Video Premiere for ‘Tempest’”
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com)
With this week’s upcoming Ripple Music SXSW Showcase taking place on March 16th at the famed annual event in Austin, Texas, what better time to share this? Continue reading “Riot’s Revelation: Ripple Music ‘Official SXSW Showcase Sampler’ [Stream & NYP]”
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com)
U.S. heavy stoner rock band The Sword will release their sixth studio album, “Used Future“, via Razor & Tie Records on March 23rd. Continue reading “THE SWORD To Live-Stream Concert Launch On YouTube March 21st; N.A. Tour Dates”
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com)
The titanic Texas twister of true metal, Ignitor, are back on the scene with a new official video premiere, “Hatchet (The Ballad Of Victor Crowley)“. Continue reading “IGNITOR Premiere ‘Hatchet (The Ballad Of Victor Crowley)’ Official Video”
(By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com)
WITCHCRYER have been blazing through the States the last couple of years, and it hasn’t gone unnoticed. Recently signed on with Ripple Music, this heavy quartet’s ‘Cry Witch‘ album lets loose TODAY (Jan. 19th) via Ripple, and we have a world-premiere Official Video for the title track here for your triptastic pleasure. Continue reading “EXCLUSIVE – WITCHCRYER Premieres New Video ‘Cry Witch’; New LP Out TODAY (1/19) via Ripple Music; Review”
(By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com)
Wo Fat are not the evil villains of their namesake. Quite the opposite, in fact. This Texas trio are some of the more relaxed, humble, endearing gents I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting (last year at The Maryland Doom Fest). However, to listen to them play is an altogether villainous experience…
Continue reading “Riff Relevant 2017 Releases – WO FAT’s MICHAEL WALTER Shares 18 Favorites”
(By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com)
Greenbeard were busy guys this past year of 2017. They toured in the Spring, put out a new release ‘Lödarödböl‘ in July, toured most of the summer, fall, and winter, including several festivals thrown in the mix.
Continue reading “Riff Relevant 2017 Releases – GREENBEARD’s BUDDY HACHAR Shares 10 Favorites”
(By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com)
Greenbeard has tackled quite a bit over the last year. They’ve toured, released a new record ‘Lödarödböl‘ in July, promoted, toured again, played festivals, and toured yet again, all while keeping that road bowl loaded and burning an eternal flame. Continue reading “GREENBEARD Announces New Bassist Jeff Klein; ‘Lödarödböl’ EU Release via Kozmik Artifactz; Tour Plans for 2018”
(By Sanitago Gutierrez, Guest Contributor, RiffRelevant.com)
A bit of back story before we begin. Back in the mid ‘90s, a doom metal band going by the name of Marauder was born in Dallas, Texas. Unfortunately, vocalist Glenn Elliott passed away in 2004, and thus also signaled the end of Marauder, as well. Continue reading “ELLIOTT’S KEEP – ‘Lacrimae Mundi’ Album Review & Stream”
(By Damon ‘Gravitoyd’ Caraway, Staff Writer, RiffRelevant.com)
Monte Luna are simply a devastating aural onslaught of lyrical and musical emotion, who have surreptitiously risen to the top of the ever-growing doom sludge pool. Continue reading “MONTE LUNA – Self-Titled Album Review & Stream”
(By Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor, RiffRelevant.com)
Austin, Texas trio Greenbeard has been announced as an Official Music Showcase Performing Artist for South By Southwest 2018. The band will also embark on a sixteen date “Winter Tour 2017″ beginning next week on November 4th, in support of their recent Lödarödböl release. Continue reading “GREENBEARD confirmed as SXSW 2018 Showcase Performer; Dates for WINTER TOUR ’17 supporting LÖDARÖDBÖL release”
(By Damon ‘Gravitoyd’ Caraway, Staff Writer, RiffRelevant.com)
Hotel Vegas, Austin, Texas, 10:00 pm. It was dark and felt like Godzilla’s breath: muggy and hot. Austin’s heaviness-seekers filed in clad in black t-shirts – we only come out at night, it seems. This was the last show for Messa and Witchcryer on their Scarlet U.S. Tour of 2017, and they brought Destroyer Of Light along for this night of destruction. Continue reading “One Hot Night: Witchcryer, Messa, Destroyer of Light – Show Review 5/21/17 Austin TX (Live Video); Tour Dates”
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com)
The Texas-based amp-melting answer to all that is blues-infused Rock ‘N Roll, Broken Teeth, are back with a new Official Video première. Continue reading “BROKEN TEETH Get ‘Sinful’ In New Official Video”
