Who are the band Riotgod?

Answer 1

NOTE AS OF 10/15/14

THE ABOVE IMAGE IS NOT ONE OF RIOTGOD, BUT OF MONSTER MAGNET C.2009!!

Riotgod is a band popularly assumed to be a project, the brainchild of Monster Magnet's drummer Bob Pantella, but there is more to it than that. Riotgod is a hard rock band now in its 4th incarnation as of 2014.

Official Release

RIOTGOD:

the name was FIRST applied to a personal music project that had been started by vocalist Sunshine in 1998. This is now known as V1.

RGV1: A series of sessions in 1998 led to the production of the now rare blue cassette. With the assistance of CJ Scioscia, a rarity was recorded and then time went on.

RGV2: In 2007 Sunshine rejoined drummer Bob Pantella ( who he had collaborated from 2001 to 2003 ) along with Garrett Sweeny and Jim Baglino to form a band. Like most new bands it went through a period of namelessness. After some searching, Pantella suggested using the name Riotgod. Riotgod or RGV2 was born.

RGV3: In 2011 after Jim Baglino departed Riotgod, and was replaced by Erik Boe on bass, so began RGV3.

RGV4: In 2014 Bob Pantella and Garrett Sweeny departed Riotgod, leaving Sunshine as the only founding member. Moving forward, Erik Boe switched to guitar and in October Riotgod would welcome on bass Dave BIzzigotti ( Ripping Corpse, A Pale Horse Named Death ) and Scott Smith on drums to begin gigging and writing, day by day weaving the new future.