Rich Benjamin: lead vocals and guitar, Jon Benjamin: drums and backup vocals Dana Boockoff: guitar and backup vocals Danny Scopelliti: bass and backup vocals.
Influences
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Nirvana, Green Day, All that Remains, Taking Back Sunday, Rise Against, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nickelback...ect...
Sounds Like
Bowling For Soup, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Green Day, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana...
Forgotten Riot formed in 2003 with one simple goal to achieve, create music. After receiving their instruments as gifts, they started their journey in the music industry by writing lyrics, and were successful in this nature. They went looking for more volunteers for their band, and found Adam Moliski, who played the keyboard. Though he tried, Adam was never available for practices. So they decided he was not the right person for the band that they were trying to form. After naming the band Electric Static Plasma(ESP), they searched for another background guitarist. In the conclusion of this search, they found Dana Boockoff. The song he wrote was successful, so they decided he was talented enough to stay in their band. At this point, they were on their way. They hated the name ESP, so they changed their name to Living Nightmare. This name sounded Gothic, and they were not gothic in any way. So they came up with the name Forgotten Riot. Rich still plays guitar, and also sings. He also played bass at one time. Jon is the drummer, and Dana is the background guitarist. They then added Kyle Farr which gave them some problems so he isnt in the band anymore. They now found a new bassist named Danny Scopelliti. He gave us a lot of benefit since he is good and he owns some nice equiptment. They are getting much better as a band now. They are on BetaRecords.com, purevolume, and a few others too. They have played numerous times for fans at parties and at venues. Forgotten Riot will forever remain the coolest band in the Valley.
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August 2nd and 3rd! 3 PM till 10 PM both nights! Jivin Java Cafe! Awesome music from our local musicians! All proceeds go to FBLA supporting Cystic Fibrosis! Tickets will be $6 for a one day pass and $10 for a two day pass at the door! Act now and get ahold of me before July 15th, and tickets will cost $5 for a one day pass and $8 for a two day pass! You better be there!!!
