RISTRIDI is now the Lead Guitarist of MEGALIVE

I’m proud and excited to announce that I have joined Megalive, the biggest and greatest German MEGADETH Tribute band, as their new Lead Guitarist. Megalive has been celebrated across the European metal scene for their tight precision, fierce live energy, and spot-on renditions of MEGADETH’s most iconic songs — from…

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RISTRIDI – Seven Years Covered

Seven Years Covered was released on October 31, 2025 by RISTRIDI, the metal guitarist, producer and YouTuber from Munich known for his virtuosic covers and collaborations. The album is a remastered compilation of some of RISTRIDI’s most powerful collaborative cover performances recorded over the past seven years. Featuring contributions from…

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Dark Solstice – Where Black Stars Beckon

Where Black Stars Beckon is the debut EP from Munich’s dark metal outfit DARK SOLSTICE, released on May 23, 2025. The three-track EP showcases the band’s fusion of brooding atmosphere, melodic heaviness, and intense dark metal energy, blending crushing riffs with haunting melodies and both aggressive and clean vocals. Inspired…

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AGATHODAIMON – The Seven

After nearly a decade of silence, German dark metal veterans AGATHODAIMON returned in 2022 with their seventh studio album, The Seven. Joining the band in 2020 under the stage name Nakhateth, RISTRIDI stepped in as a principal architect of this long-awaited revival. As the primary guitarist and songwriter, RISTRIDI was…

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RISTRIDI – Omega Point Part II: Isolation

Omega Point Part II: Isolation is the second full-length album in Michael Wöß’s (RISTRIDI) Omega Point metal project, released on September 1, 2018. It continues and deepens the emotional and sonic journey begun on The Descent, exploring dark existential themes centered on grief, loss, and the psychological aftermath of a…

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RISTRIDI – Omega Point Part I: The Descent

Omega Point Part I: The Descent is the debut album from RISTRIDI’s metal project Omega Point, released in January 2018. The record blends Black Metal with influences from Progressive, Melodic, and Thrash Metal, featuring intense riffs, atmospheric passages, and rich compositional depth. Thematically, the album explores self-doubt, depression, and mental…

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SEKTOR – Allegory

Allegory is the 2017 full-length follow-up to Sektor’s debut ALPHA, showcasing the band’s evolution into a more mature and aggressive Blackened Death Metal sound. With complex song structures, contrasting tempos, and dark, evocative riffs, Allegory blends brutality with technical precision across tracks like “The Process of Projecting the Consciousness into…

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SEKTOR – ALPHA

ALPHA is the debut full-length album from the German Blackened Death Metal band Sektor, released in April 2014. Marked by its aggressive blend of death, black, and thrash metal influences, the record immediately grabs the listener with intense riffs, fast-paced energy, and dynamic songwriting — from the blistering opener “Iron…

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