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…
DRUGLORD Return With ‘New Day Dying’ This Sept. – Premiere First Single ‘Walk With God’
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) The RVA-based heavy psych-doom band DRUGLORD announce their return to the studio release arena with their first new…
‘Grey Garden’ Official Video From WINDHAND Debuts; ‘Eternal Return’ To Arrive In Oct. w/ SATAN’S SATYRS-Supported Tour
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) RVA’s purveyors of psychedelic doom and heavy rock, WINDHAND, are premiering an official video today for the new song…
LORD Issues Official Video From Upcoming Swansong Album Release; Announce Final Show
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) After 13 years of creating, recording, and playing some of the finest stoner, sludge, and doom to emanate…
FREEDOM HAWK To Release ‘Beast Remains’ This Month; Premiere Track Streams
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com) Virginia Beach’s progenitors of heavily metallic infused hard rock, the phenomenal Freedom Hawk, are on the verge of releasing…
INTER ARMA Shares ‘An Archer In The Emptiness’ Live Performance Video
(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Lead Journalist/Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Richmond, Virginia’s dynamic progressive sludgers Inter Arma recently visited the old Byrd Park Pump House in Richmond and…