Bio: Southern California based group initially put together in 1984 by founding members guitarist Bobby “Transformer” Smith, bassist Jon Ciccareli and drummer Mike Berry.  An ad in The Recycler soon led them to vocalist Phil Garcia (later to change his last name to St. Vincent).  Drummer Scott “Smash!” Ernest (Angelica) and bassist Fred Gustafsson rounded out line up following departure of Ciccareli and Berry.

Eternal Ryte went on to play all the clubs in Hollywood, including The Whiskey, Gazaries, The Roxy, and The Troubadour.

Moniker has two fold meaning: First, it is the right to be kings and priests for Jesus Christ.  Second, as described in Romans 6:23, it is the right He’s given us through His bloodshed for eternal life.

Seven demo tracks were recorded in 1987, of which four appeared on an unreleased and untitled cassette used to shop around to various labels.  A second demo, the six song effort Anthem from 1988, preceded the groups 1990 full length Pure Metal debut World Requiem.

Of Interest: Smith received an invitation to audition for Ozzy Osbourne as Jake E. Lee’s replacement (No, he did not get the gig- it, of course, went to Zakk Wylde). Smith has also recorded several CD’s with his swing/rockabilly groups Jumpin’ Jimes and 18 Wheeler.  Ernest performed on Angelica’s self-titled debut from 1989.

Current Status: World Requiem, demo material and several live tracks were re-issued as part of a 2 CD set by Roxx Productions in 2007.

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Year: 1990
Label: Pure Metal
Category: Full Length
Style: Melodic Metal

Musicians
Phil St. Vincent – Lead Vocals
Bobby Smith – Guitars
Fred Gustafsson – Bass
Scott Ernest - Drums

Track Listing: “Tightrope Dancer” (4:37), “Requiem” (4:42), “Someone To Love” (4:19), “Say Hello” (4:48), “The Killer” (3:06), “Surrender” (4:02), “On The Line” (3:42), “You And Me” (5:01), “The King” (5:14), “No More Lies” (3:52)

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Year: 2007
Label: Roxx Productions
Category: Compilation
Style: Melodic Metal

Track Listing (Disc One – World Requiem): "Tightrope Dancer" (4:28), "Requiem" (4:40), "Someone To Love" (4:18), "Say Hello" (4:49), "The Killer" (3:05), "Surrender" (4:01), "On The Line" (3:41), "You And Me" (4:54), "The King" (5:14), "No More Lies" (3:55)

Track Listing (Disc One – Anthem Demo): "Forever Free" (3:30), "He’s A Killer (Version 2)" (3:04), "No More Lies" (3:36), "No Place To Hide" (4:03), "Stand Up" (4:23), "King Of Kings" (5:37)

Track Listing (Disc Two – Unreleased Demo): "Intro" (:43), "Armed For Action" (3:55), "Fight For The Light" (3:09), "He’s A Killer (Version 1)" (3:17), "Quiet Times" (4:10), "Run For Your Life" (4:55), "Winner’s Take All" (4:22)

Track Listing (Disc Two - Live Metal Mardi Gras – 9/12/1987): "On The Line", (3:19), "Fight For The Light" (3:20)

Track Listing (Disc Two - Live Metal Midnight III -10/28/1989): "Someone" (4:01) "Requiem" (4:44)

Track Listing (Disc Two - Live Metal Meltdown – 06/16/1990): "No More Lies" (3:21), "King Of Kings" (3:08), "Tightrope Dancer" (4:05)

Note: Limited edition (1000 copies) two CD set featuring re-mastered version of World Requiem.  Also includes the Anthem demo, all seven tracks recorded for the unreleased demo and several live tracks.  First 100 pre-orders were autographed and came with an exclusive DVD.