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All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=7422 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:47:42 -0400 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:46:55 -0400 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/_img/logo_trans.png https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=7422 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/triumphs-rik-emmett-compares-seeing-eddie-van-halen-and-randy-rhoads-live-those-guys-were-the-next-level https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/triumphs-rik-emmett-compares-seeing-eddie-van-halen-and-randy-rhoads-live-those-guys-were-the-next-level Interviews: UG Exclusive: "You see it with jazz players more than you see it with rock guys."]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:47:42 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/why-wait-rik-emmett-explains-why-triumph-reunited-reacts-to-rush-getting-back-together https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/why-wait-rik-emmett-explains-why-triumph-reunited-reacts-to-rush-getting-back-together Interviews: UG Exclusive: "It was an accumulation of many things over time."]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/jack_white_turned_that_one_on_its_head_what_makes_duos_and_trios_so_great_triumphs_rik_emmett_explains.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/jack_white_turned_that_one_on_its_head_what_makes_duos_and_trios_so_great_triumphs_rik_emmett_explains.html Music News: "What is the least amount of people you can have and still call it a band?"]]> Sun, 01 Sep 2024 12:51:33 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/youre_toast_triumphs_rik_emmett_reveals_how_grunge_affected_a_40-year-old_guy_with_arena_rock_history.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/youre_toast_triumphs_rik_emmett_reveals_how_grunge_affected_a_40-year-old_guy_with_arena_rock_history.html Music News: "Nobody was going to look sideways at a 40 year old guy [with] an arena rock history."]]> Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:51:39 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/eric_clapton_has_a_narrow_palette_triumphs_rik_emmett_says_theres_things_he_lifted_that_stayed_with_him_all_of_his_career.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/eric_clapton_has_a_narrow_palette_triumphs_rik_emmett_says_theres_things_he_lifted_that_stayed_with_him_all_of_his_career.html Music News: "They go, 'Eric Clapton is God.' And I go, 'Well, Clapton, actually — he might have ended up being a better R&B singer.'"]]> Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:16:39 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie_malmsteen_almost_got_kicked_from_tour_with_triumph_rik_emmett_recalls_he_was_being_sort_of_egocentric_in_what_he_was_doing.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yngwie_malmsteen_almost_got_kicked_from_tour_with_triumph_rik_emmett_recalls_he_was_being_sort_of_egocentric_in_what_he_was_doing.html Music News: "I said, 'Let me just go talk to him in his dressing room. Y'know, guitar player to guitar player.'"]]> Sun, 10 Mar 2024 19:18:38 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/triumph_guitarist_recalls_seeing_jimi_hendrix_live_he_was_struggling_at_shows_to_keep_his_guitar_in_tune.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/triumph_guitarist_recalls_seeing_jimi_hendrix_live_he_was_struggling_at_shows_to_keep_his_guitar_in_tune.html Interviews: UG Exclusive: "I'm not one that's necessarily given to hyperbole."]]> Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:30:45 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/can_triumph_reunite_for_shows_rik_emmett_clarifies.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/can_triumph_reunite_for_shows_rik_emmett_clarifies.html Interviews: UG Exclusive: "Which is not to say Live Nation didn't come sniffing more than once."]]> Fri, 10 Nov 2023 19:08:18 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/triumph_guitarist_recalls_van_halens_subpar_performance_not_necessarily_one_of_their_better_moments.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/triumph_guitarist_recalls_van_halens_subpar_performance_not_necessarily_one_of_their_better_moments.html Interviews: UG Exclusive: "Maybe there had been too much partying over the course of the long day."]]> Tue, 07 Nov 2023 10:17:51 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/rik_emmett_reacts_to_people_comparing_triumph_to_rush_we_were_never_a_band_on_that_level.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/rik_emmett_reacts_to_people_comparing_triumph_to_rush_we_were_never_a_band_on_that_level.html Interviews: UG Exclusive: "It's not apples and oranges – this is kind of like a grape and a watermelon."]]> Fri, 03 Nov 2023 13:41:53 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/rik_emmett_explains_how_kiss_influenced_triumphs_live_shows_reveals_how_audience_reacted.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/rik_emmett_explains_how_kiss_influenced_triumphs_live_shows_reveals_how_audience_reacted.html Music News: "We brought down our flame thrower. We had mirror balls going and cop car lights"]]> Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:53:40 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/rik_emmett_says_he_doesnt_have_any_stake_in_triumph_anymore_i_dont_have_a_piece_of_that_but_i_dont_care.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/rik_emmett_says_he_doesnt_have_any_stake_in_triumph_anymore_i_dont_have_a_piece_of_that_but_i_dont_care.html Music News: "There were no deals being cut that I cared about."]]> Tue, 17 Oct 2023 13:34:18 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/triumphs_rik_emmett_says_he_was_offered_to_join_boston_asia_and_damn_yankees_i_turned_them_all_down.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/triumphs_rik_emmett_says_he_was_offered_to_join_boston_asia_and_damn_yankees_i_turned_them_all_down.html Music News: "I didn't want to have to become a 'guy of their band.'" ]]> Tue, 10 Oct 2023 22:37:42 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/triumphs_rik_emmett_recalls_how_he_reacted_to_shred_guitarists_in_the_1980s_reveals_if_he_was_intimidated_by_them.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/triumphs_rik_emmett_recalls_how_he_reacted_to_shred_guitarists_in_the_1980s_reveals_if_he_was_intimidated_by_them.html Music News: "Seeing all those guys do that crazy stuff was crazy."]]> Mon, 11 Sep 2023 11:00:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/triumph_guitarist_looks_back_on_mammoth_us_festival_40_years_later.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/triumph_guitarist_looks_back_on_mammoth_us_festival_40_years_later.html Music News: "A feeling comes over you like, 'I better not take this for granted.'"]]> Sat, 02 Sep 2023 10:32:09 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/triumph_guitarist_reacts_to_being_compared_to_rush_musically_rush_were_quite_different.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/triumph_guitarist_reacts_to_being_compared_to_rush_musically_rush_were_quite_different.html Music News: "You've got two three-piece bands from Canada."]]> Mon, 17 Jul 2023 14:19:36 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/triumph_bassist_doubts_reunion_will_ever_happen_explains_why.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/triumph_bassist_doubts_reunion_will_ever_happen_explains_why.html Music News: "I don't think we're physically able to do that."]]> Thu, 01 Jun 2023 21:34:53 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/triumphs_long-awaited_new_documentary_coming_this_fall.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/triumphs_long-awaited_new_documentary_coming_this_fall.html Community Feed: Triumph drummer Gil Moore spoke to Dr. Music about about the forthcoming first-ever feature documentary about the band's dramatic career.]]> Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:04:15 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/triumphs_rik_emmett_reveals_hes_retired_from_touring_but_vows_to_continue_making_music.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/triumphs_rik_emmett_reveals_hes_retired_from_touring_but_vows_to_continue_making_music.html Community Feed: New interview]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2020 09:58:44 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/triumph_bassist_answers_will_we_ever_tour_again_or_record_new_music.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/triumph_bassist_answers_will_we_ever_tour_again_or_record_new_music.html Community Feed: Legendary Canadian rockers Triumph reformed their classic lineup of drummer Gil Moore]]> Sat, 18 Jan 2020 20:24:55 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/triumph_to_be_honored_with_legends_of_live_award_during_canadian_music_week.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/triumph_to_be_honored_with_legends_of_live_award_during_canadian_music_week.html Community Feed: Iconic Canadian rockers Triumph will be honored with the "Legends Of Live" award at the 2019 Live Music Industry Awards on Friday, May 10 in the Osgoode East Ballroom at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.]]> Tue, 07 May 2019 09:41:20 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/triumph_drummer_discusses_reunion.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/triumph_drummer_discusses_reunion.html Interviews: An interview with Gil Moore, drummer for Canadian hard rock legends Triumph, has recently been conducted.]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2010 07:48:19 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/triumph_to_tour_with_van_halen.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/triumph_to_tour_with_van_halen.html Music News: Sean Patrick Dooley of Gibson.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Rik Emmett of Canadian rock legends Triumph.]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:01:17 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/rik_emmett_on_triumph_reunion_it_will_be_done_right.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/rik_emmett_on_triumph_reunion_it_will_be_done_right.html Interviews: Joe Matera spoke to Rik Emmett recently to discuss the band's welcome return and illustrious musical legacy.]]> Tue, 27 May 2008 13:10:18 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/triumph_bassist_discusses_reunion_plans.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/triumph_bassist_discusses_reunion_plans.html Interviews: Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with Triumph bassist Mike Levine.]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:46:55 -0400