Riff (Argentine band)

Riff
Riff in 1986. Left to right: Oscar Moro, Vitico, JAF, Pappo
Riff in 1986. Left to right: Oscar Moro, Vitico, JAF, Pappo
Background information
OriginBuenos Aires, Argentina
Genres
Years active
  • 1980–1986
  • 1990–1998
  • 2004–2005
Labels
MembersVitico
JAF
Luciano Napolitano
Juanito Moro
Past membersPappo
Héctor "Boff" Serafine
Michel Peyronel
Oscar Moro
Nicolás Bereciartúa

Riff was an Argentine heavy metal band formed in Buenos Aires in 1980.[1][2] The band was fronted by guitarist Norberto "Pappo" Napolitano, who formed Riff after dissolving his old musical project, Pappo's Blues. The group was mostly influenced by acts like AC/DC, Motörhead, Saxon, and the new wave of British heavy metal scene, who helped introduce heavy metal music in Argentina in the early 80s.

The group dissolved after the death of Pappo in 2005. In 2007, the Argentine edition of Rolling Stone magazine ranked their album Contenidos (1982) number 58 on its list of "The 100 Greatest Albums of National Rock".[3]

  1. ^ Riff's biography at Allmusic.com
  2. ^ Riff at Rock.com.ar
  3. ^ "Los 100 mejores discos del rock nacional". Rolling Stone Argentina (in Spanish). April 2007.