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
When Scorpions Courted Controversy With ‘Virgin Killer’
The original album-cover image was immediately banned and replaced with a group photo.
Kyuss Albums Ranked in Order of Awesomeness
Kyuss only had four albums, but their influence is still being felt today.
When Iron Maiden Got Futuristic With ‘Somewhere in Time’
For much of the '80s, they were an unstoppable metal juggernaut. Then this album arrived.
25 Years Ago: The Cult Lose Their Way With ‘Ceremony’
The Cult's fifth album saw the creative differences between Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy pull each other in opposite directions.
How Black Sabbath Tried but Failed to Achieve ‘Technical Ecstasy’
Their seminal '70s discography is generally demarcated by what came before and after this seventh studio album.
How Kyuss Got Off to a False Start With ‘Wretch’
Kyuss' 1991 debut showed signs of what they were capable of, but it was marred by poor production.
Revisiting Megadeth’s Classic ‘Peace Sells … But Who’s Buying?’
They established themselves as contenders for Metallica's thrash metal throne with this second album.
How Triumph Finally Put Everything Together on ‘Allied Forces’
It took what Mike Levine called a potential "career killer" of an album to get to this point.
How Cake Went the Distance With ‘Fashion Nugget’
Cake rode a unique sound to alternative stardom in 1996 with 'Fashion Nugget.'
Why Iron Maiden’s Live EP ‘Maiden Japan’ Mattered So Much
Steve Harris said the band's reception by Japanese fans was reminiscent of Beatlemania.