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ADRIANGALE, with their signature style and infectiously melodic brand of hard rock, came crashing onto the scene in 2000 with their debut album ‘Feel The Fire’ on Kivel Records. A powerhouse combination of Jamie Rowe’s heart and soul-rooted, bluesy aesthetic vocals and the instantly memorable tunes of chief songwriter and guitarist Vic Rivera, ADRIANGALE has consistently released albums that have become favorites of many melodic rock fans around the world. ADRIANGALE’s studio albums have featured various stellar musicians and top-notch musicianship with Jamie Rowe on lead vocals, Vic Rivera on 6 and 12-string guitars, and Eddie Campbell on lead guitar at the heart of the lineup. ADRIANGALE would eventually release five full-length albums, an EP and a live album: ‘Under the Hood’ (2001), ‘Re: Program’ (2002), ‘Live Program’ (2003), ‘Crunch’ (2004), ‘Sucker Punch!’ (2013), and ‘Defiance’ (2014), and now ‘Final Piece’ (2021).

Jamie Rowe is best known as the lead vocalist of the Christian hard rock band, GUARDIAN. Jamie would take over vocal duties on the band’s second release ‘Fire and Love’ (1991) on Pakaderm Records. The band had moderate success with the video "Power of Love" on MTV's Headbanger’s Ball, toured extensively, and opened for STRYPER throughout Europe in 1992. GUARDIAN would then release arguably their best album, ‘Miracle Mile’ (1993), followed by several additional studio albums including ‘The Yellow and Black Attack Is Back!’ (1998), a tribute to STRYPER. In 2014, GUARDIAN reunited to record and release a new album titled "Almost Home". The album debuted on the Top 10 Rock Chart on iTunes. In 2017, Jamie and GUARDIAN bandmate David Bach joined with Rex Carroll and Mike Feighan of WHITECROSS to record ‘Revival’, a new compilation of WHITECROSS and GUARDIAN tracks. Jamie has also released several solo works including the beautiful single "I Do" written for his wife, Amber, for their wedding. In 2019, a solo album, ‘This Is Home’, was recorded.

Vic Rivera is a New York-based guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer. Aside from his work with ADRIANGALE, Vic has collaborated with singer Ted Poley of DANGER DANGER on his solo albums ‘Collateral Damage’ (2006), playing all rhythm guitars, bass, and drums, as well guest appearance on two songs for ‘Smile’ (2007). Vic also collaborated with Ted on POLEY/RIVERA ‘Only Human’ (2008) providing guitars, bass, drums, and vocals. In addition, he has contributed as a songwriter, musician, and producer for Christian rockers LIBERTY N JUSTICE, a collaborative project on which he has worked with members of Firehouse, XYZ, Kansas, Warrant, Dokken, L.A. Guns, among many others. Both as a guitarist and songwriter, Vic is regarded for a style emphatic on melody and pop-influenced arrangements, complementing the hard rock genre he works with most often.

Eddie Campbell, a Dutch-American guitarist who currently lives in New York is best known for his neoclassical metal guitar style and writing. Eddie joined PHANTOM, a New York-based band in the early 1990s with an opening gig at Foundations Forum 1993 in Burbank, CA. In 2002, Eddie recorded the song “Lies” for Z Records ‘Rock the Nations II’. In the mid-2000s Eddie did a fill-in gig with Ted Poley of DANGER DANGER and stayed on to do multiple European festivals. In 2008, Hal Aponte, drummer of ICE AGE was involved with the King Diamond Tribute band and asked Eddie to fill in for one show which ended being permanent and lasted 6 years. In 2012, Eddie joined the Long Island, NY metal band COLD STEEL, which released their 7th studio album ‘American Idle’ EP (2013) where he was really able to unleash his fierce guitar skills and writing ability. From 2014-present, Eddie has been involved with multiple tribute acts including Victim of Changes “A Tribute to Judas Priest", as well as Signs Tesla Tribute.

From the Executive Producer:

When ADRIANGALE started, it was an idea that collided with a chance encounter. One thing leading to another with things converging into something almost serendipitous.

You could say the pieces were falling into place once by one.

Coming onto the scene with their debut release, ‘Feel the Fire’, there was a magic that was created somehow. There weren’t any bands in our small market from the United States doing what ADRIANGALE was trying to do, and ADRIANGALE was instantly embraced as they seemed to have their finger on the genre’s pulse.

What began as a studio project started to become something much more. Friendships were made and musical bonds were forged. One album became two and eventually turned into five full-length albums, an EP, and a live album: birthing a loyal fan base from Europe to the United States that has lasted a span of twenty years.

Each album was distinct in its own way, but never drifting too far from the band’s sound. Vic and Jamie would evolve in their songwriting collaboration with each album, but retain the band’s identity. A talent and trait that not a lot of bands can lay claim to. Each album was unique in its own way and each being another piece to the puzzle they were creating. Like all good stories, you have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Although hearing such cold finality may make the loyalist sad to hear. However, understanding that completing the puzzle makes all the years of hard work, sacrifice, fighting, friendships, and everything that has gone into making ADRIANGALE what it was and what it became, worth the journey. As this is the FINAL PIECE to our puzzle, once it is put out into its place, we can take a step back and take in the beauty of what so many involved helped create. That magic never died and now it is truly complete for all of you to share and enjoy.

It was an honor and privilege for me to be one piece to such a fantastic puzzle.

FEEL THE FIRE!
John Kivel