Bloody Riot is an Italian Hardcore Combo formed 1981 in Rome and active until 1987, the group reformed in 2001. The original line-up consisted of Lorenzo Canevacci (guitar), Roberto Perciballi (vocals), Pierpaolo Rossi (bass) & Francesco Latessa (drums), all of whom were minors at the time. Alex Vargiu subsequently replaced Rossi on bass, and Cesare di Porto took over on drums. With this lineup solidified in 1983, they released their first self-produced EP, featuring four splendid tracks. The following year, they recorded thirteen numbers for an album which was released in 1984 in collaboration with Giulio Tedeschi & Meccano Records. They performed their first concerts in rather well-known venues, such as Rome's Uonna Club and Piper Club, or Bari's Fireplace; later, they would perform predominantly in spaces self-managed by punks such as Victor Charlie in Pisa, La Giungla in Bari, and Virus in Milan or in social centers (such as Forte Prenestino in Rome). Active throughout much of the 1980s, the group disbanded around 1987.
They reunited for a few concerts between 1993 & 1994. In 1998, X Records released the Compilation Come Se Nulla Fosse, which included the EP, the album and several live tracks recorded @ Forte Prenestino. In 2000, they resumed activity, recording three previously unreleased tracks written during the 1980s and adding them to the Compilation 'Disubbidisciti'. This CD was released in 2001 as a companion piece to the book Bloody Riot: Ardecore de Roma (1983-2001), published by Onda Rossa Libri. In 2008, a CD was released featuring all the tracks from the first LP, remixed and remastered from the original master tapes recorded at the Raff studio in Rome in 1984.
On March 20, 2016, Roberto Perciballi, the band's singer & frontman passed away. In 1994, Alex Vargiu joined a new Punk band (Thrashred) that was undergoing a stylistic evolution at the time; together with Manolo Morea and Alessandro Petrozzi, he formed the band Bingo, with whom he released three singles as well as the album 'Close Up'. After Bingo disbanded in 2000, he formed another group, the Dissuaders and released the album *Minutes To Go* in 2010, which was dedicated to the poet Jim Carroll. Lorenzo continued to perform live with Alex Vargiu from 1987 until 1991, though they did not release any new material during that period. In 2010, he recorded an album with his new band, Wendy?!, which was subsequently released in 2011. In the early 1990s, Roberto Perciballi founded the band Vegetebol in collaboration with the guitarist from Klaxon, another Punk band based in Rome, and together they released two albums. From 2009 onward, Roberto performed with Because the Bean, a band based in the Reggio Emilia/Parma area, playing all the tracks from the original LP; the group functioned essentially as a tribute band, albeit one featuring the original lead singer. He passed away in March 2016 following a heart attack.
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