A friend and fan of the late thrash-metal legend-in-the-making looks back at how the vocalist galvanized diverse scenes and made friends across the globe
As approachable as he was offstage, once a Power Trip show began, Riley was an unstoppable force. The fury and precise explosiveness of his band is undeniable. And there was Riley, jumping as high as an NBA star, Slayer baseball hat in hand with his past-shoulder-length hair flailing, microphone stand over his head, directing the crowd to make a bigger circle pit.
During the past five years or so, I saw Power Trip play all over the world, from New York and Texas, to Europe and Asia. At each show, Riley introduced me to more and more of the Power Trip family, his bandmates, his fans. So many times I’ve thought about how grateful I am for the way these wild, smart, hilarious boys from Texas welcomed me, and so many others, onto the team.
One night in 2016, I was in Berlin, Germany, about to hit the road selling merch on a European tour with Sheer Mag. . A friend in Berlin who plays in the awesome post-punk group Diät told me Power Trip were playing, so I pulled up to the gig unannounced, stoked to see my friends from Texas crush another show, as I just happened to be in the right town in the right country at the right time.
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