The Power Of The Riff Fest Approaching, Set Times Announced

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 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, 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 a 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. Set times are as follows:

Friday, December 16th - pre-party @ Complex [SOLD OUT]
EXCEL
DESPISE YOU
DETH CRUX

Saturday, December 17th @ Regent Theater - doors @ 4:30
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
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