Tuesday, 14 October 2014

Who are the band Riotgod?

Who are the band Riotgod?
NOTE AS OF 10/15/14
THE ABOVE IMAGE IS NOT ONE OF RIOTGOD, BUT OF MONSTER MAGNETC.2009!!

Riotgod is a band popularly assumed to be a project, the brainchildof Monster Magnet's drummer Bob Pantella, but there is more to itthan that. Riotgod is a hard rock band now in its 4th incarnationas of 2014.

Official Release

RIOTGOD:
the name was FIRST applied to a personal music project that hadbeen started by vocalist Sunshine in 1998. This is now known as V1.

RGV1: A series of sessions in 1998 led to the production of the nowrare blue cassette. With the assistance of CJ Scioscia, a raritywas recorded and then time went on.

RGV2: In 2007 Sunshine rejoined drummer Bob Pantella ( who he hadcollaborated from 2001 to 2003 ) along with Garrett Sweeny and JimBaglino to form a band. Like most new bands it went through aperiod of namelessness. After some searching, Pantella suggestedusing the name Riotgod. Riotgod or RGV2 was born.

RGV3: In 2011 after Jim Baglino departed Riotgod, and was replacedby Erik Boe on bass, so began RGV3.

RGV4: In 2014 Bob Pantella and Garrett Sweeny departed Riotgod,leaving Sunshine as the only founding member. Moving forward, ErikBoe switched to guitar and in October Riotgod would welcome on bassDave BIzzigotti ( Ripping Corpse, A Pale Horse Named Death ) andScott Smith on drums to begin gigging and writing, day by dayweaving the new future.

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