Rithiya H. Khiev is a studio guitarist, producer, composer, songwriter, engineer, content creator, solo artist, and light designer. He’s self taught, and has been creating music for 10+ years out of the greater Boston area in Massachusetts -USA.

Rithiya is a self signed artist with his various projects published on Metal Hammer Italy, Metal Hammer Portugal, USA, Permafrost Norway, Power Metal Magazine, Front View Magazine Belgium, Metal Brothers Webzine Brazil, Dead Rhetoric USA, We Rock Webzine UK, All Around Metal Magazine Italy, Metal Reviews Webzine USA, Worcester Telegram & Gazette USA, BraveWords Canada, Ghost Cult Magazine USA, and Metal Shock Finland.

His main influences are Joe Perry, Kirk Hammett, Marty Friedman, Jeff Loomis, Chris Broderick, Kerry King, Dimebag Darryl, Zakk Wylde, Alexi Laiho, Michael Amott, Christopher Amott, Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert, and of course the great Yngwie Malmsteem. 

Rithiya has had the honor in touring with darkened power metal band LET US PREY (2017 - 2018) & opening for national acts such as Within The Ruins, Shadows Fall, Angel Vivaldi, Misery Index, Lord Dying, The Human Abstract, Die Cast, God forbid, Arsis, 1349, Krisiun, Insomnium, Goat Whore, Chthonic, 3 Inches Of Blood, Full Blown Chaos, Mnemic, Thy Will Be Done, Skinless, Edguy, Into Eternity, Light This City, Echos Of Eternity, The Agonist, Hell Within, Marc Rizzo, Joe Stump, & Diamond Head. 

R.H.K. has a sound that is both complex but, easy to follow partially from interpreting classic rock & pop music by ear at a young age and also the constant bombardment of requests by family and friends (We've all been there "laughs"), however, all of that went to the wayside when albums such as Kill em All, Ride the Lighting, and Master of Puppets by Metallica crossed his path.

The natural progression then veered towards the melodic Swedish/Finnish/Norway death/symphonic black metal movement during the early 2000's with influencing bands like Inflames, Dark Tranquility, Insomnium, Dimmu Borgir and Children of Bodom just to name a few.

On January 10th of 2015, Henry released a self-produced EP titled "Voyager" for his progressive death metal project Alterius. The Alterius "Voyager" EP was a compilation of music both old and new from arrangements dating back from 2006 - 2015.

For his debut solo EP, Rithiya featured elite musicians such as Ryan Knight (ex: guitarist of: Arsis & Black Dahlia Murder), Joey Concepcion (guitarist of: The Absence & Armageddon), Dmitry Demyanenko (guitarist of: Shokran), Nick Scarfo (guitarist of: The Hours End), Chris Dovas (Drummer for Seven Spires, Dovas, & Vital Remains), and Jeff DeMarco (Vocalist of Solium Fatalis and Excrecor).

Rithiya has also featured guest lyricist Jim Gregory (Composer of Solium Fatalis) & Charles Ayala on "The Finite Cycle" EP. On

September 2018 Rithiya released an all self produced instrumental EP called “Eviscerated Realm” that has an eclectic mixture of songs with cinematic elements, and orchestrations.

June 2020 Rithiya released an instrumental single called “Travesties from Closure” which was inspired during the chaotic protests that occured all over America during the covid lockdown.

August 2021 Rithiya released an instrumental single called “Riding Along the Wastelands” which was inspired by the newly found passion for motorcycles and the sudden death of his father.

Rithiya is now working on a full length to release in Mexico hopefully by winter 2023. Stay tuned for more news!