Discography & Studio Work

Music

Hamzah B. Riyal

Guitars, keys, composition, production, and Forward Studio sessions shaped into albums, singles, and live-room memories.

Albums & Singles

Discography

Facelift album artwork
Album / 2026

Facelift

  • Disclose
  • Facelift
  • Guardian Angels Vol.1
  • Guardian Angels Vol.2
  • Sunset Melodies
  • Separation
  • Kojo No Tsuki / Bonus Track

Guitars, keys, composition, music, and production by Hamzah B. Riyal. Kojo No Tsuki / Bonus Track Composed by Rentaro Taki.

Gemini album artwork
Album / 2018

Gemini

  • Gemini (Audio, Video, Remastered)
  • Superlative
  • Nowhere To Run
  • Shockwave
  • Deja Vu
  • The Lost Chamber
  • Incendiary

All guitars, composition, music, and production by Hamzah B. Riyal. A guitar-led studio record with a modern rock pulse.

Amazikh album artwork
Single / 2017

Amazikh

  • Amazikh
  • Executioner
  • Rooted
  • Eye of Providence
  • Thursday's Night (Of 10th January) 'Part 2'
  • Jupiter
  • Farewell
  • The Contest (Bonus Track) **

All guitars, composition, music, and production by Hamzah B. Riyal. **The Contest as a bonus track with John Browne from Monuments on rhythm guitar.

Capture album artwork
Album / 2016

Capture

  • Wanted
  • Imagine
  • Thursday's Night (Of 10th January) 'Part 1'
  • Ninety Nights
  • Capture
  • Kojo No Tsuki (Bonus Track)
  • Imagine (Rehearsal Demo Version)

All guitars, composition, music, and production by Hamzah B. Riyal. Kojo No Tsuki (Bonus Track)* Composed by Rentaro Taki.

Solitude album artwork
Album / 2015

Solitude

  • Solitude (Extended)
  • Solitude (Remastered)
  • Last Night
  • Utmost
  • Ultimate Hang
  • Mental Disorder
  • Nanjing Road
  • Dive Dive

All guitars, composition, music, and production by Hamzah B. Riyal. Extended and remastered versions.

The Connector single artwork
Single / 2018

The Connector

  • The Connector
  • The Connector / Synth

Keyboard, composition, music, and production by Hamzah B. Riyal. Keyboard-led single.

MINUTE827 single artwork
Single / 2018

MINUTE827

  • MINUTE827
  • MINUTE827 / (2026) Rerecorded

Keyboard, composition, music, and production by Hamzah B. Riyal. Single release with synth version.

Guitars, keys, arrangement, production.

Hamzah B. Riyal studio portrait

Gear

Tools Behind The Sound

Guitars

Fender Stratocaster

Hamzah Riyal uses Fender guitars in most of his recordings and albums.

Strings

Fender Electric Guitar Strings

Nickel-plated steel with Fender Bullets ends for sustain and tone. Gauges: .008, .011, .014, .022, .032, .046.

Guitars

Ibanez RG Series

Thin neck, flatter 430mm fretboard radius, wider 24-fret double-octave layout for fast playing and wider bends.

Recording

Rode Professional

Ultra-low-noise Revolution preamp, high-power headphone output, zero-latency monitoring, and versatile controls.

Effects

Line 6 Multi-Effect

Line 6 POD HD400 multi-effect and amp modeler floorboard unit with 90 effects and up to 4 simultaneous FX.

Keys

Yamaha / Novation

Yamaha 61-key floorboard unit and Novation Launchkey 61 keys for keyboard-driven writing and production.

Explorer

Epiphone Custom

Hamzah B. Riyal's Explorer, upgraded with custom Seymour Duncan pickups.

Classic & Acoustic

Epiphone / Yamaha

Classic and acoustic instruments used across writing, recording, and arrangement work.

Performance

Custom Guitars

Hamzah B. Riyal performance setup and custom guitars for stage and studio work.

With Friends and Artists

Artist Archive

Yngwie Malmsteen

Yngwie Malmsteen

Nick Marino

Nick Marino

Matthias Jabs

Nick Marino

Matthias Jabs (Scorpions)

Matthias Jabs (Scorpions)

Matthias Jabs (Scorpions)

Matthias Jabs (Scorpions)

Nick Marino

Nick Marino

Cheb Mami

Cheb Mami

Hamzah B. Riyal & Mark Boals

Hamzah B. Riyal & Mark Boals

Joe Amore

Joe Amore

Barry Dunaway

Barry Dunaway

Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)

Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)

Manu Katche

Manu Katche

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