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 Def Leppard Began Their Journey to Stardom
They were already being touted among the most promising bands of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.
The Night Cliff Burton Played His First Show With Metallica
A scruffy crew of acne-afflicted youths took a major step toward becoming the kings of thrash metal.
How Metallica Crafted a Metal Masterpiece in ‘Master of Puppets’
Heavy metal effectively came of age in the '80s, as it coalesced into a bona fide rock 'n' roll subgenre.
How ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ Turned Comedy Up to 11
The film began as an earnest attempt to chronicle the legendary band’s triumphant comeback tour of America.
When the Allman Brothers Band Returned With ‘Enlightened Rogues’
The group had conclusively ground to a halt three years earlier. Or so it seemed.
Top 10 Brad Whitford Aerosmith Songs
He's one of the most selfless, magnanimous and, as a result, underrated guitar heroes in classic rock history.
When Eric Clapton Staged His Rainbow Concert Comeback
Most stints in rehab take place secretly, or at the very least privately. Then there was this show.
40 Years Ago: Eddie Van Halen Joins Brian May for ‘Star Fleet Project’
EP was a rare musical field trip outside of Van Halen and a clash of guitar titans for the ages.
32 Years Ago: Black Sabbath Release Their Only Album With Ian Gillan, ‘Born Again’
In August 1983, Black Sabbath released Born Again, their 11th album and the only one to feature former Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan.
36 Years Ago: AC/DC Break Through With ‘Highway to Hell’
Despite its rather ominous name, Highway to Hell was the album that set AC/DC's career on a fast track to hard rock heaven when it was released on Aug. 3, 1979.