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Crypt of the Riff Announces July 1 Lineup

Posted in Whathaveyou on June 1st, 2022 by JJ Koczan

By my count this is the fifth event to take place under the Crypt of the Riff banner, but I’ll readily admit that count could be off, factoring in various lockdowns, expansions and so on. In any case, the Belfast-based all-dayer boasts a range of regional-type acts, with Ten Ton Slug headlining and Soothsayer, Elder Druid, Nømadus and newcomers True Home rounding out.

I guess if you’re not in the area the likelihood of your making it out is probably minimal, but hey, so is mine. Doesn’t mean it’s not worth seeing what’s happening in different places — it’s kind of notable that Ten Ton Slug headline, as far as I’m concerned — and Ireland and Northern Ireland’s heavy underground is emblematic of a lot of scenes around Europe and the US, self-contained and with an identity of its own, but constantly looking outward for inspiration as well. People off the gets-every-tour circuit making it happen for themselves.

Anyhow, that’s my rant. If you’re in Belfast in July, rock and roll. If not, rock and roll anyway, damnit.

From the internet:

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TEN TON SLUG HEADLINE CRYPT OF THE RIFF

Galway’s riff-driven slimy sludgers Ten Ton Slug make their triumphant return to Belfast to headline Crypt of the Riff on Friday 1st July in Voodoo Belfast.

Support on the night includes the return of Cork’s atmospheric doom metal stalwarts Soothsayer, as well as occult-laced riff dealers Elder Druid, groove metallers Nømadus and the Belfast debut of drone metal duo True Home. Stacked bill of riffs & tone.

Friday 1st July 2022
Voodoo Belfast
11A Fountain St, Belfast, BT1 5EA
Doors: 7pm
Tickets: £12 adv // £15 on the door

Headliners Ten Ton Slug make their long-awaited return to Belfast armed with riff-driven sludge and slime. Ough!

TEN TON SLUG
https://www.facebook.com/TenTonSlug
SOOTHSAYER
https://www.facebook.com/soothsayerdoom
ELDER DRUID
https://www.facebook.com/elderdruidband
NOMADUS
https://www.facebook.com/nomadusni
TRUE HOME
https://www.facebook.com/TrueHomeOfficial

TICKET LINK:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crypt-of-the-riff-ten-ton-slug-soothsayer-elder-druid-more-tickets-335942351617

RSVP:
https://www.facebook.com/events/379018377493268/

https://www.facebook.com/darkartspromotions
https://cryptoftheriff.bigcartel.com/
https://www.facebook.com/VoodooBelfast/

Ten Ton Slug, “Hunting Ground”

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Crypt of the Riff Vol. 4 Announces Lineup for December in Belfast

Posted in Whathaveyou on June 18th, 2019 by JJ Koczan

crypt of the riff vol 4 banner

Let’s face it: if you’re doing a festival featuring any kind of heavy music, and you make it so far as to do a fourth edition, you’re pretty much obligated to base the poster design around Vol. 4. You gotta do it. I’d imagine that for festivals it’s both a celebration and a rite of passage to get to that point. Crypt of the Riff Vol. 4 in Belfast is set for this December with Tuskar headlining and Elder DruidHornetsGod AloneDuellistsTowers and Gravity Well confirmed. The traditional holding position is Voodoo in Belfast, and as I was in the city recently, I feel like I can say with some assurance that it’s a cool town to host a fest, and of course there’s plenty of Irish heavy to feature, as Plain Living Promotions and Elder Druid — who put the thing together — know fully well. The Obelisk presented the last edition, and if you happen to be in the neighborhood, I’d without hesitation recommend checking it out.

Here’s the info and copious links from the event page on Thee Facebooks:

crypt of the riff vol 4 poster

CRYPT OF THE RIFF VOL. 4

Belfast’s heaviest riff fest returns for Vol. 4 in December.

HEADLINER:

Tuskar (ENG)
A two piece doom/sludge outfit hailing from Milton Keynes, residing in the Surrey Hills. Combining elements of: Doom, Sludge, and Black Metal.

Comprised of vocalist and drummer Tyler Hodges and guitarist Tom Dimmock, Tuskar’s chemistry is unmistakable both live and in the studio. They have grown up playing together in bands and have struck out on their own with material that owes as much to Conan and Sleep as it does bands like Behemoth and Darkthrone.

https://www.facebook.com/TUSKARBAND/
https://tuskar.bandcamp.com/

Elder Druid
https://www.facebook.com/elderdruidband/
https://elderdruid.bandcamp.com

Hornets
https://www.facebook.com/Hornetsband/
https://hornets.bandcamp.com/

God Alone. (IRL)
https://www.facebook.com/godalonecork/
https://godalone.bandcamp.com/

Duellists
https://www.facebook.com/Duellistsband/
https://duellists.bandcamp.com/

Towers
https://www.facebook.com/TowersBelfast/
https://towersbelfast.bandcamp.com/

Gravity Well
https://www.facebook.com/GravityWellBelfast/

Date: Friday 13th December
Venue: Voodoo, Belfast
Time: 7PM
Tickets: £10 + booking fee

Tickets are available via Eventbrite at this link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crypt-of-the-riff-vol-4-tickets-63108010759

They will also be available on the door.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2504270066258014/
https://www.facebook.com/plainlivingpromotions/
https://cryptoftheriff.bigcartel.com/
https://www.facebook.com/VoodooBelfast/

Tuskar, The Tide, Beneath, The Wall (2018)

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The Obelisk Presents: Crypt of the Riff Festival Vol. 3

Posted in The Obelisk Presents on January 2nd, 2019 by JJ Koczan

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There’s nothing like motivation. The first Crypt of the Riff festival was held last May. The second? Last month. The third will be in April at the same venue in Belfast, Northern Ireland, that hosted the second one, which is Voodoo Belfast. Set up by Plain Living Promotions, the one-day fest will feature six acts with the headliner as Dead Witches, who will release their second album, The Final Exorcism, on Feb. 22 through Italy’s Heavy Psych Sounds, who are also co-presenters.

Rounding out the bill are Northern Irish acts Elder Druid, Bad Boat, So Much for the Sun and Owlcrusher as well as Ireland’s Tome, which, if you’ve got a quota for sludge, should be well enough to meet it easily. The night will range in atmospheres from dark and crushing to darker and crushing-er, and with Garganjua having headlined the first one and Ten Ton Slug the second, Dead Witches stand in a position of increasing prominence in being selected to top the bill. I’m not saying I’ve heard their album or anything, but I have, and no doubt their headlining slot at Crypt of the Riff will be a treat for those fortunate enough to see it.

Between that and the kind of hunger on display from someone who might decide to put together three fest’s in a year’s time, I’m definitely stoked to be involved with Crypt of the Riff Vol. 3 in the small way that I am. If you get to go, shoot video and send it my way.

Here’s the announcement from the fest itself:

crypt of the riff poster

Crypt of the Riff Vol. 3 – April 18 – Voodoo Belfast

Delighted to announce that Dead Witches (ENG) will headline the third edition of Crypt of the Riff.

‘Haunting vocals, heavy riffs, fuzzed bass, savage drumming, Dead Witches will take you to another world… a world of darkness. The brainchild of drummer Mark Greening (founding member of ELECTRIC WIZARD, RAMESSES and WITH THE DEAD) with bassist Carl Geary, guitarist Oliver Irongiant and vocalist Soozi Chameleone.’

Support from:
Elder Druid
Owlcrusher
TOME
So Much For The Sun
Bad Boat

Event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1885639041531535/

Thursday 18th April
Voodoo Belfast
7pm | £8 online/£10 on the door

Ticket link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crypt-of-the-riff-vol-3-tickets-54102585289

Massive thanks to Goatess Doomwych for the incredible poster design!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1885639041531535
https://www.facebook.com/plainlivingpromotions/
https://cryptoftheriff.bigcartel.com/
https://www.facebook.com/VoodooBelfast/

Dead Witches, “Fear the Priest”

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Crypt of the Riff Festival 2018: Full Lineup Announced

Posted in Whathaveyou on December 29th, 2017 by JJ Koczan

First of all, I know nothing about the band, but I’ll give credence to any event that features a group called Goatschlager, because that, my friends is how you win at monikers. Second, that righteously-named troupe is just one of the reasons one might think about booking passage to the inaugural Crypt of the Riff Festival, set for May 18 in the Northern Irish capital of Belfast. Among the others? HornetsElder DruidzhOraMolarbearTwo Tales of WoeSo Much for the Sun and fest-headliners Garganjua.

That’s a packed lineup for a show that according to the poster starts at 7PM (multiple stages? all-nighter?), but with Garganjua at the top of the bill, due heft is assured. The Leicestershire, UK, doomers issued their four-song A Voyage in Solitude full-length in Jan. 2017 and brought together extreme sludge, post-YOB rollout, Paradise Lost and Pallbearer-style woefulness and flourish of Electric Wizard melody for good measure, making a home for themselves in in-between spaces nonetheless marked out by an engrossing and dark atmosphere.

If you didn’t hear it, that album is streaming in full at the bottom of this post. Plain Living Promotions, founded by Elder Druid guitarist Jake Wallace, posted the event info for Crypt of the Riff 2018 as follows:

crypt of the riff 2018

Plain Living Promotions presents: CRYPT OF THE RIFF FESTIVAL 2018

The lineup is finally complete for Plain Living Promotions presents Crypt of the Riff Festival 2018. On Friday 18th May some of the finest purveyors of heavy music from this country and beyond lay waste to the subterranean Crypt of the Riff.

So stoked to announce Garganjua (Leicestershire) as headliners. Still 5 months to go but that leaves plenty of time to invest in worthwhile ear protection and/or get tickets.

Full lineup:
Garganjua
Hornets
Elder Druid
zhOra
MOLARBEAR
Two Tales of Woe
So Much For The Sun
Goatschlager

Date: Friday 18th May 2018
Venue: Bar Sub, Mandela Hall, Belfast
Tickets: £8 online / £10 on the door
18+

Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1780384045329089/
Ticket link: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/422378

https://www.facebook.com/plainlivingpromotions/

Garganjua, A Voyage in Solitude (2017)

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