If you are listening to a band /rif from Bandung, Indonesia or R.I.F. from Fagersta, Västmanlands län, SE, please fix your tags. Multiple artists have used this name: 1. RIF was an early 80s German band founded by Ax Genrich that combined punk rock and rockabilly. 2. Rif is a rock band from Belgrade, Serbia. Here's a description in Serbian: Bend je osnovao Ivan (bass), kao trčclani sastav pod imenom Madhater, međutim, nedostajala je kohezija, pa je bubnjara zamenio Fanky koji je tek počinjao da svira bubnjeve.