Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor Coastal Virginia’s deliverers of dune rock, FREEDOM HAWK, have announced a U.S.…
WINDHAND Set U.S. Tour Dates w/ Devil Master, Serial Hawk + Festival Dates
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor Richmond, Virginia’s heavyweights of heady psych-doom metal, WINDHAND, have revealed their plans…
Riff Relevant Interviews: HEWOLF [Video]
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Richmond, Virginia has long been home to a constantly burgeoning music scene,…
RED BEARD WALL & THUNDERCHIEF Unite For “Sacrament Of The Ninth Order” Tour
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor Two entities known for their emission of multifaceted audio abrasion – Plainview,…
MUNICIPAL WASTE ‘The Last Rager’ EP Due Oct.; Heavy Mtn. Fest + Fall U.S. / Winter EU. Tours
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Editor Richmond, Virginia’s speed metal/thrash outfit MUNICIPAL WASTE announce several band actions set…
PIMMIT HILLS: New Band Arises From The Ashes Of King Giant; Announce Debut Show
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor In my humble opinion, D.C. / Virginia’s King Giant was one of…
UNKNOWN ‘New Beginnings’ EP Arrives w/ “Serpents Lullaby” Video
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor From the Commonwealth of Virginia, the location of Woodbridge to be more…
OMEN STONES Self-Titled Album Review & Stream [NYP]
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Coming up from the underbelly of Richmond, Virginia, the city that just…
HEWOLF ‘Lilith’ EP Review & Stream [NYP]
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor It has been a little over a year since Richmond, Virginia’s HEWOLF…
BOOK OF WYRMS Issue “Spirit Drifter” Single; Live Dates & Fests
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor The RVA based space metal and psych-doom quartet BOOK OF WYRMS release…
LAMB OF GOD ‘Ashes Of The Wake’ 15th Anniversary Deluxe Vinyl Re-Issue
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor This August will mark a decade and a half since the Richmond,…
TEL Debut Album ‘Lowlife’ Arrives; ‘Ouroboros’ Video + Live Dates
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Richmond, Virginia (or RVA to many) is home to an incredible underground…
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…
IRON REAGAN ‘Dark Days Ahead’ EP Revealed + Track Stream; Sept. Tour Dates
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) RVA’s manic crossover metallers IRON REAGAN will return with a new four-song EP, ‘Dark Days Ahead‘, via Pop…