Thanks to everyone who came out to see us at
"Metal Mergence 3" We had a blast!!!Rival signs with Dark Star Records www.DarkStarRecords.com
We have agreed to a digital download deal with Dark Star Records. All of our material is now available for downloading through Dark Star's website.
Rival is now available at itunes:You can also download Rival at the following digital online stores: Amazon.com, Bell Mobility, GroupieTunes, Verizon Wireless, Hot Topic/Shockhound, iTunes Music Store, lala, Last.fm Radio, LiveWire/Groove Mobile, Mix and Burn, MOD Systems, MTraks, Napster, Navio/gBox, Puretracks, Rhapsody, Rogers Wireless, Ruckus Network, SecuryCast, Slacker, SpiralFrog, Sprint and More.
Please visit our home page for complete bio: http://www.rivalmusic.net
CHECK OUT OUR VIDEOs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zdhdp2RwiY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0G4FX_U1Qk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwkVEkVClvo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3owtkkss6ZU
Rival was formed in the hot Chicago summer of 1990 by founding drummer Gary Olson, bassist/vocalist John Johnson, and guitarists Neven Trivic and Chuck McNulty. Having been in previous cover bands with each other before at some point, this union was a mixture of just the right chemistry.
They entered a recording studio with limited funds, and emerged with a self-titled 5 song EP in 1991 consisting of all original material. This debut, stacked with crunching guitars, power drums, and melodic vocals from end to end, made quite an impact in the local scene. While the music was changing towards "alternative" in the states, Rival did not conform to the trend and stuck to their metal roots. As the band weathered the storm, they continued to write new material for a full-length release.
When recording was done, the title "Modern World" was selected. The reviews were strong locally, but it wasn't until a German metal music magazine reviewer downloaded an mp3 sound file that got the sparks flying. The news spread quickly about Rival in the underground metal scene. As boxes of CDs were being shipped to Europe, the track titled "Death Stalker" from the "Modern World" disk was selected to be on the "Best of the Unsigned Bands" compilation CD by Rock Hard and Heavy, Oder Was!? magazines. Soon to follow was an invitation to perform at the "Headbangers Open Air" and "Bang Your Head" festivals in the summer of 2002.
Because of the success of their two disks as well as their festival performances, Rival landed their very first record deal with Metal Blade. So with new material, Rival entered the studio late fall of 2003 to record the "State Of Mind" CD with a renewed sense of intensity. The result, 9 hard hitting, aggressive songs were created.
Rival is currently writing material for a new release and continues to perform. Check for show dates. Black myspace layout
