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RIOTHEAD

Hell is other people.

About Me

Riothead is Stephen Strunk. I mix elements of industrial, metal, and whatever works to come up with something I can call my own. I write and record everything by myself and am now back to starting new material and finishing old works after a 1-2 year hiatus. The last few years have kept me on my toes (and somewhat distracted from doing what I love). Regardless, I'm making my best efforts to pick up my gun and keep marching. I'm focusing on recording and finishing material (new and old) to the the best of my abilities. Riothead is not playing live at this time although that may change in the future depending on how current attempts pan out.
The songs I've posted were all started or finished 1-2 years ago... but newer and better material is finally on its way. A redesigned and updated website is also in process. However... doing all the music, working full-time, and making a new site by myself may take a second. In the meantime help yourself and feel free to help me along the way with any comments - they're all appreciated.
STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: the automatic competition (as for food, space, or light) of members of a natural population that tends to eliminate less efficient individuals and thereby increase the chance of the more efficient to pass on inherited adaptive traits.
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Member Since: 2/28/2005
Band Website: WWW.RIOTHEAD.COM
Band Members: Stephen Strunk
Live Members: Justin List - Guitar Joey Vasselet - Vox / Guitar
Influences: A Perfect Circle, Aphex Twin, Autechre, BiGod 20, Bile, The Birthday Massacre, Charlie Clouser, Chemlab, Dead Can Dance, Depeche Mode, Download, Fear Factory, Foetus, Front 242, Frontline Assembly, Gary Numan, Genitorturers, Hanzel Und Gretyl, J.G. Thirlwell, Joy Division, Kidney Thieves, KMFDM, Kraftwerk, Lamb of God, Machines of Loving Grace, Marilyn Manson, MDFMK, Ministry, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, NIN / Nine Inch Nails, Ohgr, Pantera, Pig, Pigface, Prong, Rammstein, Revolting Cocks, Rob Zombie, Sister Machine Gun, Skinny Puppy, Slayer, Slick Idiot, Spahn Ranch, Static-X, Strapping Young Lad, System of a Down, Tim Skold, Tool, Trent Reznor, Tweaker, White Zombie, 16 Volt, etc...
Sounds Like: A Perfect Circle, Aphex Twin, Autechre, BiGod 20, Bile, The Birthday Massacre, Charlie Clouser, Chemlab, Dead Can Dance, Depeche Mode, Download, Fear Factory, Foetus, Front 242, Frontline Assembly, Gary Numan, Genitorturers, Hanzel Und Gretyl, J.G. Thirlwell, Joy Division, Kidney Thieves, KMFDM, Kraftwerk, Lamb of God, Machines of Loving Grace, Marilyn Manson, MDFMK, Ministry, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, NIN / Nine Inch Nails, Ohgr, Pantera, Pig, Pigface, Prong, Rammstein, Revolting Cocks, Rob Zombie, Sister Machine Gun, Skinny Puppy, Slayer, Slick Idiot, Spahn Ranch, Static-X, Strapping Young Lad, System of a Down, Tim Skold, Tool, Trent Reznor, Tweaker, White Zombie, 16 Volt, etc...
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My Blog

RIOTHEAD SHOW - HANZEL UND GRETYLS DOPPEL UBER DEATH TOUR

Grease up and sleaze up - get ready...RIOTHEADJune, 18 2008Venue: Skully's1151 N. High St.Columbus, Ohio 43210Cost: $10HANZEL UND GRETYL'S DOPPEL UBER DEATH TOUR w/ special guests The Living Dead - RI...
Posted by RIOTHEAD on Mon, 19 May 2008 03:35:00 PST

Palestinians: Freedom is what they want

I just found this lil' article by long-time AP journalist, Charley Reese. I don't always find everything he writes agreeable... but this time he seemed pretty damn point-on. Read it for yourself if y...
Posted by RIOTHEAD on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 05:49:00 PST

A Poem of Gratitude&

I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who has contributed to the Arsenal of Hypocrisy. As a young boy I remember looking at my grandfather's profile thinking, "Gee, I wonder if I'll ever h...
Posted by RIOTHEAD on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 06:15:00 PST

"Under the Skin (Viral Mix by BLEEDR)" - NOW POSTED

Hello, hello my fiends - I just wanted to tell everyone that a remix of "Under the Skin" by BLEEDR is now available. To sum it up, my friend took what was an industrial / metal song and turned it int...
Posted by RIOTHEAD on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 01:54:00 PST

HIGH QUALITY MP3's NOW POSTED ON RIOTHEAD.COM!!!

You can now download 256k MP3's of "Screaming Beauty", "Absolved", and "Under the Skin (Viral Mix)" at RIOTHEAD.COM.This is in response to a few concerns about the quality of the MySpace mp3's and the...
Posted by RIOTHEAD on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 04:56:00 PST

"Screaming Beauty" - NEW SONG POSTED

Ladies and gentlemen, step right up and witness the newest addition to this arsenal of hypocrisy..."Screaming Beauty" is my most recent project with J. Law of THE [BLUESKY] PHASE. It features Law on ...
Posted by RIOTHEAD on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:07:00 PST

RIOTHEAD is now on VampireFreaks.com

Riothead now has a profile on Vampire Freaks featuring higher quality versions of current demo and completed tracks. I would like to invite all my Myspace friends who have a Vampire Freaks account to...
Posted by RIOTHEAD on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:40:00 PST