Matt Riddle is an American punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 bassist

Bass guitar

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. He was the original bass player for Face to Face

Face to Face (punk band)

Face to Face is an American pop punk band from Victorville, California formed in 1991 by frontman Trever Keith. Originally known as "Zero Tolerance", Keith had been the only constant member of the band during their years of touring and recording albums. The group was initially signed by Dr. Strange...

, which was founded in Victorville, California

Victorville, California

Victorville is a city located in the Victor Valley of southwestern San Bernardino County, California. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 census, the city had a population of 115,903, up from 64,030 at the 2000 census.-Geography and climate:...

, in the early 1990s. After the band's major-label debut "Big Choice" was released in 1995, Riddle parted ways with Face to Face due to personal conflicts with singer/guitarist Trever Keith

Trever Keith

Trever Keith is an American musician, producer and record label owner from Victorville, CA. He was a founding member of the So-Cal punk group Face to Face. He has been the singer and guitarist of the band from their original formation in 1991 to their initial break up in 2004, and again since they...

. He then joined No Use for a Name

No Use for a Name

No Use for a Name is a punk rock band from San Jose, California, United States formed in 1987 by Chris Dodge , Steve Papoutsis , Rory Koff and John Meyers...

 in 1996 after the band's fourth full-length, Leche Con Carne (1995) and made his recording debut on the band's Making Friends

Making Friends

Making Friends is a full length by the hardcore melodic punk rock band No Use for a Name, released in 1997. It also includes a hidden track cover of the Kiss song "Beth"...

 record in 1997. He also played briefly for the punk bands Pulley

Pulley (band)

Pulley is a Californian punk rock band formed in 1994. The band is known for straightforward, hard-edged melodic punk rock.-Band history:The band was formed upon vocalist Scott Radinsky's departure from Ten Foot Pole, brought about by that band's desire for a singer with a full-time focus on music...

 and 22 Jacks

22 Jacks

22 Jacks is an American punk rock supergroup, consisting of members of Wax, The Breeders, The Adolescents and Royal Crown Revue. They were active from 1995 to 2001, and again from 2007 on.-Career :...

. He currently resides in the Victorville area and is still touring and recording with No Use for a Name. Riddle and Keith have reportedly reconciled their differences, and Riddle provided liner notes for a Face to Face collection entitled "Shoot the Moon" in 2005. Riddle was not, however, part of the Face to Face reunion in 2008; he has spent much of the year touring with No Use for a Name, who just released a new album

The Feel Good Record of the Year

The Feel Good Record of the Year is the ninth studio album by No Use for a Name.Recorded in Ft. Collins, Colorado at the Blasting Room with the producers Bill Stevenson & Jason Livermore , and was released April 1, 2008.-Track listing:#"Biggest Lie" #"I Want to Be Wrong" #"Yours to Destroy" #"Under...

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On December 3, 2010 No Use for a Name notified fans through their page that he is hospitalized with severe pancreatitis

Pancreatitis

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