---
title: "Ryker’s"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/ryker-s"
genre: "More Metal"
country: "Germany"
formed: 1992
---

# Ryker’s

**Ryker’s** is a more metal band, from Germany, active 1992 to present.

Ryker’s ist eine Hardcore-Band aus Kassel, die 1992 gegründet wurde und sich erstmals im Jahr 2000 auflöste, jedoch sich 2008 kurz wiedervereinigte und 2013 mit Konzerten und 2014 mit einem neuen Studioalbum ihr Comeback feierte. Die Band gehört zu den erfolgreichsten europäischen Hardcore-Bands der 1990er-Jahre. Wesentlich beeinflusst wurden sie von Bands wie den Cro-Mags und Agnostic Front.

Biography source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryker%E2%80%99s

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Ryker’s |
| Genre | More Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Kassel, Germany |
| Formed | 1992 |
| Releases in catalog | 10 |

## Genres

[More Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/other-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chris Luft](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-luft) | Bass guitar | 1992 to present | Current |
| [Dennis Brightside](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dennis-brightside) | Lead vocals | 2015 to present | Current |
| [Florian Pieper](https://themetalnet.com/musician/florian-pieper) | Drums (drum set) | 2013 to present | Current |
| [Grobi](https://themetalnet.com/musician/grobi) | Guitar | 1996 to present | Current |
| [Stephan Kaufmann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stephan-kaufmann) | Guitar | 2013 to present | Current |
| [Tim Baurmeister](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tim-baurmeister) | Guitar | 1996 to 1998 | Former |
| [Iggy](https://themetalnet.com/musician/iggy) | Guitar | 1992 to 1995 | Former |
| [Kid D.](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kid-d) | Lead vocals | 1992 to 2015 | Former |
| [Meff](https://themetalnet.com/musician/meff) | Drums (drum set) | 1992 to 2000 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1993 | [Payback Time](https://themetalnet.com/album/8b41be8c-15dc-340f-8ac4-c38ced07160b) | Album |
| 1994 | [Brother Against Brother](https://themetalnet.com/album/cc017ea9-cc15-39dd-84d7-9e898d03e44a) | Album |
| 1995 | [First Blood](https://themetalnet.com/album/5ff00481-fad8-318b-8c4f-37a69e749816) | Album |
| 1996 | [Ground Zero](https://themetalnet.com/album/1f775934-18a7-327d-b91a-92f8f567e3fb) | Album |
| 1997 | [A Lesson in Loyalty](https://themetalnet.com/album/4538f4cc-fadc-3cc4-87ee-44e152bd95ce) | Album |
| 1999 | [Life's a Gamble... (...So Is Death!)](https://themetalnet.com/album/36546972-f3b4-3e37-acd7-5cca76389c0c) | Album |
| 2014 | [Hard to the Core](https://themetalnet.com/album/6071475d-72ce-4a0c-bca1-75d3c2912661) | Album |
| 2015 | [Never Meant to Last](https://themetalnet.com/album/c1af1648-ad2c-4145-8405-5df13cbe6d3a) | Album |
| 2019 | [The Beginning...Doesn‘t Know the End](https://themetalnet.com/album/5087ae56-277a-4035-9cda-327a459d4326) | Album |
| 2022 | [Ours Was a Noble Cause](https://themetalnet.com/album/77304226-188c-4c50-851f-75e8c3a2cda3) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2cZsml2zs2AUNFVFgLSPYX

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/ryker-s](https://themetalnet.com/band/ryker-s). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt