Matt Riddle (born April 5, 196

is an American

punk rock Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced sh ...

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. He was the original bass player for Face to Face, which was founded in

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in the early 1990s. After the band's 2nd album ''Big Choice'' was released in 1995, Riddle parted ways with Face to Face due to personal conflicts with singer/guitarist Trever Keith. He then joined

No Use for a Name No Use for a Name (sometimes abbreviated NUFAN or No Use) was an American punk rock band from Sunnyvale, California, formed in 1986 by Chris Dodge (guitar), Steve Papoutsis (bass) and Rory Koff (drums). The band's sound evolved considerably throu ...

in 1996 after the band's fourth full-length, '' Leche Con Carne'' (1995), and made his recording debut on the band's '' Making Friends'' record in 1997. He also played briefly for the punk bands

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and 22 Jacks. 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. On December 3, 2010 No Use for a Name notified fans through their Myspace pageMatt Riddle
myspace.com (December 7, 2010) that Riddle had been hospitalized with severe

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. He had his gallbladder removed and was eventually released from the hospital. On August 1, 2012, No Use for a Name frontman

Tony Sly Anthony James Sly (November 4, 1970 – July 31, 2012) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the front man of the punk rock band No Use for a Name. In his later years he also gained attention for his acoustic mu ...

was reported dead at age 41, putting an end to the band's career. Riddle currently resides in the Victorville area with his family. On February 20, 2015, punk supergroup Implants announced on Facebook that Matt Riddle had joined the band. In mid 2020 during the pandemic, Christopher Swinney formerly of The Ataris announced that Matt Riddle had joined his new band, Fire Sale.

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1967 births Living people American punk rock bass guitarists American male bass guitarists No Use for a Name members Face to Face (punk band) members 20th-century American bass guitarists 20th-century American male musicians {{US-bass-guitarist-stub