Robert Rivera

Robert Rivera

I am a Heavy Metal guitarist and head banger. My favorite Metal genres are Thrash Metal, Glam Metal, Power Metal, New Wave British Heavy Metal, Progresive Metal, Early Black Metal, and Death Metal.
Like son, like father

Like son, like father

In 2013, I went to my first heavy metal show. The Battle of San Bernardino's line up included the bands Warbringer, Overkill, Testament, Anthrax, Megadeth, and the main act, Iron Maiden. Ever since my first metal show, I could not stop the drive to go to more shows to...

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Love and business — two separate entities

On a windy Valentine’s Day in El Sereno, I worked in my family’s small business named American Wholesale. We sell flower arrangements, balloons, candy, and almost anything to ensure that you have a lovely Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day is an unusual day because even...

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If I won the Powerball

You shouldn’t but you do. You’re standing in front of the clerk in the food mart hoping to get lucky. Ten tickets, $20, instead of filling your tank in your car, you throw your money on a dream that will never happen. The Powerball is a gamble many people try and end...

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Is heavy metal alive and well in Los Angeles?

Manowar posters on my wall and the stereo volume on 20. Pounding drum beats make my head hammer continuously like a steel press in a steel factory. If you haven’t guessed it yet, I am a metalhead.   I have been since I was 2, which was the first time I heard Led...