St. Louis indie hard rock trio Riddle of Steel have called it quits. The band played Tampa often, its latest gig taking place May 9 at New World Brewery. Jack Spatafora, of Aestheticized Presents, sounded genuinely distraught when he mentioned the trio's demise last Saturday at the State. Turns out Riddle of Steel made the announcement via MySpace Aug. 5:
It of course would be much more interesting, especially in gossip circles, if our disbanding were the result of a Yoko Ono, severe drug/alcohol abuse, numerous inter-band fist fights, the piling up of lawsuits from the mothers of our illegitimate children, or one of us getting snatched up by David Bowie, or getting sucked into a video game ala Tron. The reality is, the truth is not always that exciting, the reasons not always so satisfying. But when folks in the band feel in their heart and head it's time to stop, it's time to stop and move on to something else. Lucky for us, we get to go out on top. Disagree? Buy the new record, punk.
This article appears in Sep 10-16, 2008.
