Riffmageddon Vol II 2022

King Carrot
May 12, 2022
4 min read

Updated: Jun 19, 2022

Annual gathering relating to the adventures of Death By Carrot; bringing home our national underground's greater celebration of Riffs among all things weird & wonderful. As Gina rolls around we enjoy collaborations with artists around Australia and present to you this showcase from our Infinity Loop.

4 DAYS OF BLISTERING HOT 100% ORGANIC OZZY STONER ROCK!

June 30 - Brisbane / The Zoo

👉 Brisbane - https://bit.ly/RIFFMAGEDDONvII

July 1st - Ipswich / Banshees Bar & Artspace

👉 Ipswich - https://bit.ly/RIFFSWITCH

July 2nd - Sunny Coast / Norton Music Factory

👉 Sunshine Coast - https://bit.ly/RIFFSC

July 3rd - Gold Coast / Mo's Desert Clubhouse

👉 Gold Coast - https://bit.ly/RIFFGC

--Appearing at all four Riffmageddon shows--

Giant Dwarf Western Australia

Giant Dwarf is a riff-laden five-piece band with primarily heavy, psychedelic, stoner rock leanings, hailing from the Wild West of Oz.

https://giantdwarf.bandcamp.com/album/giant-dwarf

Kitchen Witch South Australia

Australian red-dust desert rock outfit “Kitchen Witch” is Australia’s answer to both the California desert/stoner rock scene and Europe’s stoner/prog/psych circuit. With half the founding members hailing from the red centre of Alice Springs and the other half just a stone’s throw from the Flinders Ranges, this band is not just desert rock by name.

https://kitchenwitch.bandcamp.com/

Planet of The 8s Victoria

Desert Stoner Rock based in Melbourne, Australia. Notorious for their prodigious sense of groove and songcraft, the music is laced with rich harmonies, melodic hooks and enigmatic tales. Layered over a blisteringly heavy, dynamically intricate foundation of riff-driven journey arrangements, they’ve conjured a formula that has made a significant imprint on the stoner rock scene both locally and overseas since the band formed in 2015.

https://planetofthe8s.bandcamp.com/

Joined by ultra dope local features from SEQ’s underground scene.

Tix Online. https://linktr.ee/RIFFMAGEDDON2022

Riffmageddon is an annual event relating to the adventures of Death By Carrot; bringing home our national undergrounds greater celebration of Riffs among all things weird & wonderful. As Gina rolls around we enjoy collaborations with artists around Australia and present to you this showcase from our Infinity Loop.

Death By Carrot is a project with over 400 Australian performances celebrating alternative culture, encouraging a healthy space for human-to-human communication through community gatherings and artistic collaborations. . Our method is Riffs.

Our mechanism is The Infinity Loop, a national sequence of events... We are talking 60+ towns and cities in 14 weeks and 15,000+ km of road at a time; the Infinity Loop snake’s its way throughout Australia’s metropolitan and regional spaces. From the canopies of The Kimberley to the banks of the Murray River, vast plains of the Nullarbor to the ancient oceanic openness of Centralian Northern Territory; The Infinity Loop embodies the stories of the Australian land and the folks that dwell in them.

In 2020 we attempted our first ~complete~ Infinity Loop! Due to the Cvids situation we had to turn around and Hightail it Home upon reaching Margaret River https://bit.ly/HightailinItHome

After a brief grounding, Gina rolled out of Brisbane to attempt the complete Infinity Loop for the second time. We barely made it into WA before the borders closed. Zig zagging around as far north as Broome and as far around the boot as Kalgoorlie/ Esperance, we continued to raise the Riffs!

Now returning East after 13 months away from home to gather in the name of slow, low and heavy for our yearly Riff showcase RIFFMAGEDDON; an all inclusive gathering of Riff lovers, desert dreamers, groovers and movers.. remember that cave rave scene in Matrix? 4 dope gatherings of stoner grooves & desert rock with a colossal interstate lineup.

Featuring at all 4 events…

Planet of the 8s (Vic)

Kitchen Witch (SA)

GIANT DWARF (WA)

Death By Carrot (Gina)

Thur June 30th	Fri July 1st	Sat July 2nd	Sun July 3rd
The Zoo	Banshees	Norton MF	MDC
Planet of the 8s	Kitchen Witch	Giant Dwarf	Khan
Fumarole	Giant Dwarf	Lahn	Planet of the 8s
GIANT DWARF	Planet of the 8s	Planet of the 8s	Rinser
Rhino	Death By Carrot	Old Home	Kitchen Witch
Kitchen Witch		Kitchen Witch	Rinser
Gutterfire		HDM	Kobrakai
Vibrations From The Void		Khan	Giant Dwarf
Death By Carrot		Kentucky Green	Death By Carrot
		Krave
		Death By Carrot

-- Appearing at select Riffmageddon shows --

--Brisbane at The Zoo Thursday June 30th--

RHINO (SEQ)

... here to bring the riffs… A five piece rock engine blasting out of Brisbane, playing high energy, heavy riff based rock n roll... Riffs... RhinoRiffs…

https://rhinoriffs.bandcamp.com/

Fumarole (SEQ)

The Australians in Fumarole are crafting heavy rock inspired by bands like Orange Goblin and Earthless, by dark creatures and bleak futures.

https://fumarole.bandcamp.com/

Gutterfire (SEQ)

Need a little something to shake your ass to while the world burns to the ground? Try GUTTERFIRE! 100% guaranteed to get you out of your seat and moving.

https://gutterfire.bandcamp.com/music

Vibrations From The Void (SEQ)

Aural equivalent of a freight train mounted with an air-raid siren adorned with disco balls.

Rock band hailing from Brisbane, Australia

https://vibrationsfromthevoid.bandcamp.com/

--Sunshine Coast at Norton Music Factory Saturday JuLy 2nd--

Krave (SEQ)

A dynamically expressive hard rock metal band that will leave you in a state of craze and bone buzzing adrenaline through their heavy riffs.

https://krave1.bandcamp.com/

Kentucky Green (SEQ)

Stoner blues trio formed in Brisbane in 2019 combining the heavy blues of Black Sabbath and Buffalo with the de-tuned riffs of Sleep and Kyuss.

https://kentuckygreen.bandcamp.com/album/galactic-acid

LAHN (SEQ)

Heavy Desert/Psych rock

youtu.be/4c25U4rZZdA

Khan (Vic)

Meld(ing) hazy psychedelia and heavy stoner riffs with progressive rhythms and song structures.

https://khanofficial.bandcamp.com/

Old Home (SEQ)

Conceived in February 2016 as a platform for the performance of poetry and spontaneous composition, Old Home is taking its first steps towards the mother's arms.

https://oldhomeqld.bandcamp.com/

HDM - Human Dinosaur Machine (NSW)

A brutalised, honest look at all the fun highs and sad lows regarding well being and mental health and the music strongly reflects this.

https://humandinosaurmachine.bandcamp.com/

--Gold Coast at Mo's Desert Clubhouse Sunday July 3rd--

Rinser(SEQ)

On the outskirts of Gotham city (aka surfers paradise) a piss drinkin, bi-aged, quadruplet called Rinser are calling upon their ancestors to guide them on their quest to find the perfect, potent blend of classic rock, heavy blues and guitar driven groove in a deep space exploration of the subconscious.

https://rinserband.bandcamp.com/

Kobrakai(SEQ)

What started out as a recording project with the release of our debut album 'Snuffbox' in 2014 has led to gigs aplenty in our pursuit of all things of a grungy nature. With the release of 'Zodiac' we enter a new phase of the Kai......

https://kobrakai1.bandcamp.com