Final Riot (in the studio!)

It all started in the summer of 2004 with just a few friends from school getting together to play their instruments. These young men formed a band but needed a name; after tossing around many ideas they came up with Final Riot. In January 2006, after 2 drummers, the guys found a reliable drummer and a steady line-up. Final Riot began to write and finish more songs. Then, in early August 2006, after long droughts of no practice and various musical differences, 3 members of Final Riot quit to form their own project, leaving Tyler Bingaman and Chris Stokes to find new musicians to continue what they had worked so hard to create. Shortly after the dust settled, Chris called upon a good friend and bassist Josh Fearing who had offered to fill in. Josh joined on bass guitar and Final Riot was slowly on their way back.
After a few practices with only one guitar player and no drummer, Final Riot was still in search of members. Soon they found Alex Denny, a friend and former co-worker of Tyler’s, to fill in on the second guitar. The four continued searching for the last member. With no luck, the four continued looking, but focused on writing music acoustically. Eight months later and only a few prospects, Final Riot found their 5th member in former Soul Crisis drummer Brett Johnson. Less than a month later, Final Riot was up and running. They debuted the new line up playing at two Battle of the Bands and won People’s Choice at the second. Since then, Final Riot has been hard at work to push themselves to the next level. One of the youngest bands in the Oklahoma heavy metal scene, Final Riot is probably one of the hardest working bands in the state. Out in the field every week promoting and playing shows.
The members of Final Riot each have their own unique personality which adds to the dynamic of the band. Each member’s influences all differ and range from blues to death metal and just about anything and everything in between. Old school meets new school. A majority of Final Riot’s music is written in a way where the listener can put their own meaning to the songs. The topics of the songs vary from social and political issues to history and fantasy to personal struggles and triumphs.
Just has the music makes use of metaphors, other aspects of the band can be thought of metaphorically. The name Final Riot, for example, has a few meanings, one being “Riot”, which is an acronym for “Rapture In Our Time”. This, itself has a few meanings; one could look at it from a religious point of view or as Charles Dickens said “listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture”. Or another way too look at it is the last party, the final riot! Once again, one can interpret it in their own way. Another example of metaphors used within the band is the work shirts the band wears on stage. They represent the hard work this band puts forth. It’s all about finding the perfect balance between work and fun. All in all, Final Riot are dedicated musicians ready to make their mark!
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