Riot News Stories

Riot (V) Announce Mean Streets Tour 2024 Part II
US power metal legends RIOT (V) are more than just back! Celebrating the release of their highly praised new album, 'Mean Streets,'

Riot (V) Release 'Mean Streets' Video As New Album Arrives
Riot (V) have celebrate the release of their new studio album, 'Mean Streets', by premiering a music video for the record's title track

Quiet Riot Headlining 2024 Rock For Ronnie's Year Of The Dragon Concert
ROCK FOR RONNIE 'Year of the Dragon' Concert Celebration, set for Sunday, May 19, 2024, 11AM to 6PM

Riot (V) Share 'Love Beyond The Grave' Lyric Video
Riot (V) will finally unleash their much-anticipated studio album 'Mean Streets' upon the world in four weeks - on May 10, 2024

Reunited Slayer To Rock Riot Fest
Thrash legends Slayer surprised fans this week with the big news that they will be reuniting this year

Riot (V) Announce New Album With 'High Noon' Lyric Video
Riot (V) are finally back with a brand-new studio album titled Mean Streets, set for release February

Brian Setzer Announces 2024 Rockabilly Riot Tour Dates
iconic guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, and three-time Grammy Award-winner Brian Setzer will hit the road again in 2024.

Avenged Sevenfold Team With Pussy Riot For 'We Love You Moar'
Avenged Sevenfold have teamed up with Pussy Riot creator Nadya Tolokonnikova on a new collaborative version

Riot V Ink With Atomic Fire Records
Riot (V) have announced that have inked a deal with Atomic Fire Records.

Riot Mike Reveals Autism Diagnosis
Riot Mike (Michael Petryshyn) share his recent diagnosis with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Riot Fest Announces 2023 Aftershows
It wouldn't be Riot Fest without a an epic roster of aftershows, spanning from Sept 13-17.

Riot Fest Announce Full Album Performances For 2023 Event
It wouldn't be Riot Fest without a dazzling array of full album performances, and this time around will be no different

Brian Setzer Announces Rockabilly Riot Tour
Brian Setzer has confirmed a 12-date fall tour coinciding with a new solo album due in the upcoming months

Riot Fest Announces Single Day Lineups
Riot Fest announces the single-day lineups for 2023, featuring headliners Foo Fighters, The Cure

Foo Fighters, The Cure, QOTSA Lead Riot Fest Lineup
Riot Fest announces an unbelievable 2023 line-up, featuring headliners Foo Fighters, The Cure

Quiet Riot Releases 'Rehab: Relapsed & Remastered' Reissue Featuring New Kevin Dubrow Track
Quiet Riot has just re-released 'REHAB: RELAPSED AND REMASTERED' via Red Samurai Music.

Thursday, Alexisonfire and More To Play Riot Fest After Shows
Riot Fest has announced an all-star line-up of after shows! Multiple venues across Chicago will host incredible bands

Taking Back Sunday Lead Additions To Riot Fest
Taking Back Sunday, Coolio, Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg, Zola Jesus, Reece Young, Polica and cumgirl8 have been added to Riot Fest

Misfits, Fear and Yellowcard Lead Riot Fest Full Album Performances
Riot Fest will be continuing the tradition of band performing full albums during their appearance at the festival

My Chemical Romance, Nine Inch Nails, Misfits Lead Riot Fest Lineup
My Chemical Romance, The Original Misfits, and Nine Inch Nails have been named the headliners for this year's Riot Fest.

Quiet Riot's New Album To Include Late Kevin DuBrow On One Track
Quiet Riot bassist Rudy Sarzo revealed in a recent interview that the band is working on a new album

Rudy Sarzo Reunited With Quiet Riot 2021 In Review
Quiet Riot have announced that legendary bassist Rudy Sarzo has returned to the band after 18 years

Quiet Riot's Frankie Banali Gave Inspiring Performance On Hookers & Blow Album
Quiet Riot guitarist Alex Grossi shared that he isn't saddened when he listens to two tracks on the new Hookers & Blow album

Slipknot Replaces Nine Inch Nails At Riot Fest
Riot Fest organizers have announced that they have recruited Slipknot to replace Nine Inch Nails as the headliner of the final night

Rudy Sarzo Reunites With Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot have announced that legendary bassist Rudy Sarzo has returned to the band after 18 years.

Nine Inch Nails To Headline Riot Fest 2021
Riot Fest organizers have announced that Nine Inch Nails will be headlining this summer's installment of the festival

Singled Out: Quiet Like A Thief's LAK (Tribute to Riot's LA Kouvaris)
Quiet Like A Thief recently released a new single called 'LAK' as a tribute to frontman Alex Kouvaris' father, the legendary Riot guitarist Lou 'L.A.' Kouvaris. Alex shares a little bit about the track

Quiet Riot Icon Frankie Banali Dead At 68 2020 In Review
Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali died on August 20th in Los Angeles at the age of 68

Original Riot Guitarist Lou 'L.A.' Kouvaris Dead At 66 2020 In Review
Original Riot guitarist Lou 'L.A.' Kouvaris had died at the age of 66, according to the band

Frankie Banali's Birthday Being Celebrated By Monsters Of Rock
Monsters Of Rock will be celebrating late Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali's birthday with their inaugural episode on Spotify

Quiet Riot To Continue Following Frankie Banali's Death
Quiet Riot have announced that they will be carrying on as a band in the wake of the death of longtime drummer and bandleader Frankie Banali

Blackie Lawless Shares Touching Tribute To Frankie Banali
W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless took to Facebook to share a moving tribute to his friend Frankie Banali

Rock World Pay Tribute To Quiet Riot's Frankie Banali
Music stars from the rock community have shared their tributes to Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali

Quiet Riot Icon Frankie Banali Dead At 68
Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali died on Thursday night (August 20th) in Los Angeles at the age of 68

My Chemical Romance Lead Riot Fest Lineup
My Chemical Romance has been announced as the headliner for the 2021 installment of Riot Fest

Quiet Riot's Frankie Banali Admitted To Emergency Room
Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali was admitted to the emergency room at a Los Angeles are hospital on Monday night

Original Riot Guitarist Lou 'L.A.' Kouvaris Dead At 66
Original Riot guitarist Lou 'L.A.' Kouvaris had died at the age of 66, according to the band

7 Stone Riot Release 'Scratching The Surface' Video
Birmingham, AL hard rockers 7 Stone Riot have released a music video for their song 'Scratching The Surface',

Quiet Riot's Frankie Banali Has Stage Four Pancreatic Cancer 2019 In Review
Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali has revealed via a social media post that he has been battling stage four pancreatic cancer

Quiet Riot's Frankie Banali Didn't Let Cancer Disrupt New Album
Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali has been overwhelmed by the fan support since he recently revealed

Quiet Riot's Frankie Banali Has Stage Four Pancreatic Cancer
Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali has revealed via a social media post that he has been battling stage four pancreatic cancer

Quiet Riot Streaming New Song 'Heartbreak City'
Quiet Riot have released a stream of their new single 'Heartbreak City'.

Quiet Riot Stream First Single From New Album
Quiet Riot have released a stream of their new single 'Don't Call It Love'. The song is the first taste

Ra Ra Riot Share New Single 'Belladonna'
Ra Ra Riot have released a new single called 'Belladonna.' The track comes from the group's forthcoming studio album

Night Riots Release 'Loyal To The Game' Video
Alt rockers Night Riots have released a music video for their latest single 'Loyal To The Game'.

Brian Setzer Announces Rockabilly Riot Tour
Brian Setzer is planning a very busy summer on the road. In addition to his tour with The Stray Cats

Quiet Riot Announce Their First Concert Film
Quiet Riot have announced that they will be releasing their very first concert film, 'One Night In Milan' as a live package

Riot Fest Founder Addresses Ticket Site Hacking Concerns
Riot Fest founder Michael Petryshyn ('Riot Mike') has issued a statement addressing fans concerns over a recent hacking

Anthrax's Scott Ian Announces One Man Riot Tour
Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian has announced dates for a spoken word tour of Australia this fall

Gemini Syndrome And Code Red Riot Announce Summer Tour
Gemini Syndrome have announced that they will be headlining the 'Synner Conversion Tour'

Richie Kotzen Releases Video For New Song 'Riot'
Richie Kotzen has released a brand new music video for his track 'Riot,' which was shot on location in Los Angeles

Blink-182 To Headline This Year's Riot Fest
Organizers of Riot Fest have revealed the first round of artists for this year's festival in Chicago with Blink-182 and Beck set to headline

Riot V Streaming Brand New Song 'Victory'
Riot V have released a brand new lyric video for their track 'Victory'. The song is the first taste fans

Brian Setzer Announces Rockabilly Riot Summer Tour
Stray Cats frontman Brian Setzer©s returning to his roots this summer when he hits the road for the Rockabilly Riot! Summer Tour