This band emerged as a continuation of Pappo's former group, and would change the Argentine rock with the inception of heavy metal music, a genre that was completely new for the local scene.

[4] In October 1982, their new album Contenidos was released, which included tunes that turned out to be new classics of the band, like "Susy Cadillac", "Maquinación", and "Pantalla del mundo nuevo".

In November that same year, Riff was featured at the popular BA Rock festival, along with prominent local artists, such as Spinetta-Jade, David Lebón, La Torre, and León Gieco, among others.

The first performances as a quintet took place in April 1983 at Estadio Obras Sanitarias, which were recorded and released on a double live album entitled Riff En acción, the first of the band.

In 1986 Riff performed a series of shows in pubs and clubs, as Jota Morelli replaced Oscar Moro on drums, followed by a period that culminated in a new dissolution of the group in 1986.

Pappo, Vitico, Boff and Michel Peyronel reunited for some performances in Argentina in the new decade, releasing a new album entitled Zona de nadie in 1992.