Rifftera is a Finnish

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band formed in

Vaasa Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki ( sv, Nikolajstad; literally meaning "city of Nicholas),

in 2010. Their music is influenced especially by

melodic death metal Melodic death metal (also referred to as melodeath) is a subgenre of death metal that employs highly melodic guitar riffs, often borrowing from traditional heavy metal (including New Wave of British Heavy Metal). The genre features the heavines ...

and

thrash metal Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, 2007, . ...

. Rifftera's debut album '' Pitch Black'' was released in 2015 and reached position 37 in

The Official Finnish Charts The Official Finnish Charts ( fi, Suomen virallinen lista; sv, Finlands officiella lista) are national record charts in Finland compiled and published by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. The name ''Suomen virallinen lista/Finlands officiell ...

.”Rifftera: Pitch Black”
(in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 8, 2016.

Members

Lineup

* Janne Hietala – guitar,

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(2010–) * Mikko Kuoppamaa – guitar, clean vocals (2012–) * Antti Pöntinen –

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(2010–) * Jupe Karhu – bass (2010–) * Ville Härkönen – drums (2016–)

Session members

* Thomas Tunkkari – drums ( Pitch Black, 2015)

Discography

* '' Pitch Black'' (2015) * '' Across the Acheron'' (2019)

References

External links

Official website

Rifftera
at YouTube
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