Eduardo Rivadavia (aka Ed Rivadavia) was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and by his late teens had already toured the world (and elsewhere), learning four languages on three continents. Having also accepted the holy gospel of rock & roll as his lord and savior, Eduardo became infatuated with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and all things heavy, crude, and obnoxious while living in Milan, Italy, during the mid-1980s. At this time, he also made his journalistic debut as sole writer, editor, publisher, and, some would claim, reader of his high school's heavy metal fanzine, earning the scorn of jocks and nerds alike, but uniting the small hardcore music-loving contingent into a frenzied mob that spent countless hours exchanging tapes, talking shop, and getting beat up at concerts. Upon returning home to Brazil, Eduardo resumed a semi-normal existence, sporadically contributing music articles to local papers and magazines while earning his business degree. Finally, after years of obsessive musical fandom and at peace with his distinct lack of musical talent, Eduardo decided the time had come to infiltrate the music industry by the fire escape. He quit his boring corporate job, relocated to America, earned his master's degree while suffering the iniquities of interning for free (anything for rock & roll!), and eventually began working for various record labels, accumulating mountains of records and (seemingly) useless rock trivia in the process. This eventually led him back to writing, and he has regularly contributed articles to multiple websites since 1999, working with many different rock genres but specializing, as always, in his personal hobby: hard rock and heavy metal. To quote from the insightful 'This Is Spinal Tap': "People should be jealous of me...I'm jealous of me...." Eduardo currently resides in Austin, TX, with his wife, two daughters, and far more records, CDs and MP3s than he'll ever have time to listen to.
Eduardo Rivadavia
How Ratt’s ‘Out of the Cellar’ Helped Define the Hair Metal Aesthetic
They were anything but an overnight sensation, having started out as Mickey Ratt all the way back in 1976.
How Scorpions Become an Overnight Success After Nine LPs
Not too many bands enjoy the greatest success of their career with their ninth studio album.
How Soundgarden Created a Masterpiece With ‘Superunknown’
Fourth full-length album finally made them multi-platinum MTV-conquering stars.
How David Lee Roth Tried to Grow Up on ‘Your Filthy Little Mouth’
Ex-Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth released 'Your Filthy Little Mouth' on March 8, 1994.
The History of Metallica’s ‘No Life ‘Til Leather’
Metallica will celebrate Record Store Day 2015 by releasing their widely circulated and legendary 1982 demo tape No Life ‘Til Leather on cassette.
16 Years Ago: Iron Maiden Welcome Back Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith
The heavy metal community was virtually celebrating in the streets on Feb. 10, 1999, when it learned that British legends Iron Maiden would be welcoming fan-favored vocalist Bruce Dickinson back into the fold after a six-year absence, and guitarist Adrian Smith after a decade.
Why Black Sabbath’s Fortunes Turned With ‘Cross Purposes’
By this point, their inability to retain a lead singer had become something of a comedy of errors.
The Day Lynyrd Skynyrd Pianist Billy Powell Died
The band lost yet another seminal member when their longtime keyboard player passed away suddenly.
When Alice in Chains Showed a Different Side on ‘Jar of Flies’ EP
They were one of grunge’s biggest names, and among the world’s most popular rock bands of any kind.
26 Years Ago: Gary Moore Closes a Chapter with ‘After the War’
Gary Moore’s remarkable career was as long as it was eventful and unpredictable.