Moñkey Riot < Back Milan based Rock band. Drawing inspiration from their diverse backgrounds, Kelly Busuttil (lead singer), and Fabio Carraffa (lead guitar) have joined forces to craft a fresh and original mix of Rock, Metal, Progressive and Alternative genres. Their music defies categorisation, as they strive to break free from conventions and carve their own unique path in the industry. Originally formed as a four-piece band, the band has undergone a transformative journey, refining their sound and vision to create something bigger. With their debut album ‘THE CIRCLE’ recently released, Monkey Riot has already begun to make waves with their innovative approach. The album is currently being played on radio stations in Malta, Belgium, Italy and the UK. After travelling to the USA to promote their album, they carry with them the hopes and dreams of a band that is unafraid to challenge the status quo and forge their own path. They have recently started working with a new drummer (Gabriele Tortora) and bassist (Giuseppe Labruzzo) so as to return to a full band formation. Band Members Giuseppe Labruzzo Bass Giuseppe Labruzzo Gabriele Tortora Drums Gabriele Tortora Fabio Carraffa Guitarist Fabio Carraffa Kelly Busuttil Vocals Kelly Busuttil Discography Date Title Type Listen Buy the band's merch Follow the band Previous Band Next Band

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< Back Gabriele Tortora Drums Gabriele has played drums ever since he was born. His father was a drummer so it was quite natural to follow his steps. He started formal drum lessons at age 7. Gabriele’s favourite music genres have always been rock and metal, however his first experiences as a musician have lead him to playing jazz and pop. He has studied at the “Federico Paulovich” academy, where he was able to sharpen his technic and became more versatile. Gabriele is now working on various projects and plays drums for an Italian band called Livore. He has recently began teaching drums to children and adults. Gabriele Tortora has recently joined Rock Band Monkey Riot and he’s loving the instant positive connection created in meeting Fabio and Kelly. He was swept by their passion and ambition for music and can’t wait to see what the future holds for the band! Discography Date Title Type Listen Member of : Follow the artist

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< Back Albert Bell Vocals, Bass, Guitars Born on 6th November, 1967, Albert “Dr.Doom” Bell has been championing heavy metal ever since his entry into the Maltese metal since the 1980s. Handling bass duties, he formed his first band Exorcist (later renamed Kremation) in 1984, which was one of the Island’s incipient speed/thrash metal bands. Kremation hit the local stages regularly and passionately in their hey-day and released a full-length album on cassette titled “Guardian of the Realm” in 1987, which was launched at City Hall theatre in Floriana (previously called ABC). Following Kremation’s untimely demise in 1988, Albert joined Malta’s most seminal speed/thrash metal band Vandals on bass in 1989, leaving the band in 1991 to help establish Forsaken and doom metal as a powerful force in Malta and beyond. With five full-length albums, two EPs and one split EP and countless live shows both locally and abroad, Forsaken remain a mainstay in epic doom metal, and have helped to internationalise the Maltese metal scene. In 2006, Albert co-founded Nomad Son – a band with combines vintage, classic rock elements with doom metal, which is presently working on its long-awaited fourth full-length album while still hitting the stage with the same furore and fervour that characterised the band’s live shows in Malta and abroad since their inception. In 2011, Albert decided to start his own studio project , Albert Bell’s Sacro Sanctus , which sees Albert handling all the song-writing, vocals and most of the instrumentation, while paying homage to his formative influences, from Venom and Celtic Frost, to Motorhead and Black Sabbath. A fourth full-length album (charting 700 years of medieval European history) titled “Sword of Fierbois” was released in September, 2022 once more on Italy’s Metal on Metal Records. In 2019, Albert re-joined Vandals (now called X-Vandals ) on second guitar. The band are presently focused on writing a new album to which Albert is also contributing to. Albert is also the founder of the Malta Doom Metal festival, which is now on hiatus after 10 memorable editions (between 2009-2018) where Albert and his team secured memorable shows by various doom and old school metal bands to the gratification of the Island’s passionate doom and old school metal community. In 2021, Albert was recruited by the historic Brazilian doom band The Cross to handle all the bass work for their new album “Act II: Walls of the Forgotten”. The album was released by Cyprus’ Pitch Black Records early 2023. Discography Date Title Type Listen Member of : Follow the artist

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< Back Ben Bailey Vocals | Guitars Born and raised in a household that always had Clapton, J.J. Cale, CCR, and other greats blasting out of the windows, Ben’s natural ear for blues and roots music was under development from day one. With that foundation, it’s clear why his guitar playing, singing, and songwriting developed and matured at the speed they did, gaining him his reputation as an outstanding musician, writer and performer. Today, his love for and dedication to his work has made him a mainstay with Malta’s most prominent acts, being selected as guitarist to Ira Losco, Matthew James, and many more, being sought after for his stylistic contributions to their work and unwavering professionalism. Discography Date Title Type Listen Member of : Follow the artist

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