Riven (band)
Riven is an American heavy metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 2012. The line up consists of 4 of the 7 members from the 2008-2011 line up of Motograter, including Michael "Angel" Woodruff, Mark Nosler, Tyler Hole, and Jeremy "Twitch" Scheller.
History
Motograter (2008-2011)
In 2009, before Riven was formed, Motograter guitarist, Matt "Nuke" Nunes introduced a "New Breed" line-up of Motograter, 3 years after the previous line-up, which included current Five Finger Death Punch vocalist Ivan L. Moody. The "New Breed" consisted of Michael "Angel" Woodruff on vocals, Matthew "Nuke" Nunes on lead guitar, Tyler Hole on rhythm guitar, Mylon Guy on bass, Jeremy "Twitch" Scheller on drums, and Mark Nosler on the motograter. They toured for almost 3 years after releasing an EP, Pre-Release in 2009. The line-up eventually broke up in September 2011, with lifestyle differences being to blame.
Riven (2011-present)
On October 11, 2011, On Tuesday October 11, Angel posted a link on his personal Facebook page to a Kickstarter page that is funding a new project, involving members who left Motograter. The link quickly spread, with the first day raising more than $750, but funding stalled at just over $3000, with the page taken down a month later. Angel has since shared the address to his PayPal account so that people could donate without time constraints.
On January 1, 2012, the project was revealed as "Riven", consisting of Angel and Nathan Harris sharing vocal duties, Mark Nosler, who previously played the motograter in Motograter, on guitar, Tyler Hole, who previously played guitar in Motograter, on bass, and Jeremy “Twitch” Scheller on drums. The band later added Joe Byers as an additional guitarist. The band recorded their first demos with Ahrue Luster of Ill Niño. The band released their first music video for the song "Unsound" on March 16, 2012, from which they released their single on March 26.
On September 3, 2012, after about 9 months of existing, the band announced through their Facebook page that the band has entered a long-term hiatus, so other band members can pursue other projects.
Band Members
- Michael “Angel” Woodruff - vocals
- Nathan Harris - vocals
- Mark Nosler - lead guitar
- Joe Byers - rhythm guitar
- Tyler Hole - bass
- Jeremy “Twitch” Scheller - Drums, precussion
Discography
- Riven - Single (2012)
- Unsound (4:08)
- Hindsight 20/20 (4:17)
- All I Am (3:22)