Longtime Triumph fans will remember back in the late '80s when guitarist Rik Emmett shocked the Canuck-rock world by quitting the band.
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Will Canadian hockey fans be sick of Triumph’s “Lay It on the Line” before the playoffs are over?
If you've been watching the NHL playoffs lately you've no doubt seen the 30-second Rogers ad that's been running constantly.
That time I asked Rik Emmett what it was like being a solo artist after 13 years with Triumph
By Steve Newton I did my third interview with Rik Emmett in September of 1990, when he was promoting his debut solo album, Absolutely, which went gold in Canada. Two years earlier he'd left the popular Canadian power trio Triumph, so when he called from his home in Mississauga I asked him was it was … Continue reading That time I asked Rik Emmett what it was like being a solo artist after 13 years with Triumph
Rick Santers makes power trio Triumph a power quartet on The Sport of Kings Tour
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON DEC. 26, 1986 By Steve Newton When Canadian power trio Triumph plays the Pacific Coliseum this Sunday (December 28), its long-time fans will be in for a bit of a surprise. For the first time in its 12-year career, the group will be sporting a fourth member, Toronto guitarist Rick Santers. Santers, … Continue reading Rick Santers makes power trio Triumph a power quartet on The Sport of Kings Tour
Rik Emmett embarks on solo career after unhappy breakup of Triumph
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON OCT. 4, 1990 By Steve Newton Following Ted Nugent is not an enviable prospect for anybody, but Terrible Ted opened for yours truly—in the journalistic sense, anyway—just last week. As guest host for Detroit rock station WRIF’s morning show, the Nuge—who had once jammed on a Zeppelin tune with Rick Emmett and … Continue reading Rik Emmett embarks on solo career after unhappy breakup of Triumph