Formed in 2010 in Vaana Finland by guitarist and vocalist Janne Hietala, Rifftera began like so many do, as a studio project. Having been in bands and projects that never came to fruition in the early 2000’s including Chain Reaktion, channelling riffs and song ideas came naturally but this time around he wanted to see
Finnish Metal band Rifftera have their new EP “Coda” pencilled in for 11th October for release via Inverse Records and have shared a second single “Quicksand” it in one called “Quicksand“. They claim it is from the more melodic side of their repertoire, although it doesn’t avoid going into the band’s common heavy riffing either.
Five years after the critically acclaimed album “Across the Acheron“, Inverse Records have announced the return of Melodic Death Metal masters Rifftera. 11th October will see the release of the EP “Coda” via the label, a four track affair which features a cover of the Iron Maiden classic “Moonchild“. From the record the band have