[photo by Orion Landau]
As the Los Angeles-based THE POWER OF THE RIFF festival event
taking place next week rapidly approaches, the set times and more have been
posted.
THE POWER OF THE RIFF begins with a now sold-out pre-party
Friday, December 16th, with Venice
crossover icons EXCEL headlining the show in support of the recent reissue of
their second album, The Joke's On You. Also added to the party are Inglewood powerviolence squad DESPISE YOU as well as local
Los Angeles
death-punk sect DETH CRUX.
Saturday, December 17th will feature a headlining set by
Cascadian black metal artisans, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM playing Los Angeles
for the first time in years, as well as long-running death metal masters
INCANTATION, Chicago post-metal outfit PELICAN, the debut performance of
hardcore supergroup BLOODCLOT -- comprised of John Joseph (Cro-Mags), Todd
Youth (Warzone, Murphy's Law), Joey C. (Queens Of The Stone Age, B'last), and
Nick Oliveri (Queens Of The Stone Age, Dwarves) -- Olympia-based punk freaks
GAG, Oakland death metal warriors NECROT, and Ohio death/black/crust newcomers,
and recent Southern Lord signees CRYPT ROT.
Sunday, December 18th will be dominated by NEUROSIS making a
special return to Los Angeles
to headline the event. The rest of the evening sees Southern California
metal/hardcore trio NAILS making their first live appearance since the band
went on hiatus several months ago, Bay-Area post/sludge act KOWLOON WALLED
CITY, Arizona death faction GATECREEPER, Los Angeles' own hardcore-punk savages
OBLITERATIONS, and Southern Lord-signed blazing hardcore outfit LIES.
Another batch of two-day passes have been released this week
as the two main events are very close to selling-out. See all ticket options
HERE.
See the trailer for THE POWER OF THE RIFF at THIS LOCATION.
THE POWER OF THE RIFF 2016:
Friday, December 16th - pre-party @ Complex [SOLD OUT]
EXCEL
DESPISE YOU
DETH CRUX
Saturday, December 17th @ Regent Theater - doors @ 4:30
[tickets]
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM 11:00-12:00
INCANTATION 9:30-10:30
PELICAN 8:30-9:15
BLOODCLOT 7:45-8:15
GAG 7:00-7:30
NECROT 6:15- 6:45
CRYPT ROT 5:30- 6:00
Sunday, December18th @ Regent Theater-
doors @ 4:30 [tickets]
NEUROSIS 10:30-12:00
NAILS 8:45-9:30
KOWLOON
WALLED CITY 7:45- 8:30
GATECREEPER 7:00- 7:30
OBLITERATIONS 6:15-6:45
LIES 5:30- 6:00
With an intent of exposing fans of all ages to brand new
underground acts alongside some of the biggest names in the underground metal
and hardcore scenes, throughout the past several years, THE POWER OF THE RIFF
has been booking major live events across the US, including multiple major
festivals on the East and West Coasts, several mini-tours, and more. Among the
dozens of acts that have taken part in these widespread events, AGNOSTIC FRONT,
ALL PIGS MUST DIE, BAPTISTS, BLACK BREATH, BLACK COBRA, COLISEUM, CORROSION OF
CONFORMITY, EAGLE TWIN, EYEHATEGOD, SUNN O))), FROM ASHES RISE, GOATSNAKE,
NEGATIVE APPROACH, PENTAGRAM, REPULSION, TRAP THEM, WINTER, XIBALBA, and many
others have performed.
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