Rock City, Narita, Fire Down Under, Restless Breed, Born in
America... These are the pioneering, superlative heavy metal
records that represent the classic first decade of Brooklyn's
Riot's, before the band would break up, eventually storming back
with Thundersteel and The Privilege of Power, existing to this day
as Riot V after the shocking death from Crohn's disease of
guitarist and leader Mark Reale. Riot's is a tale of opportunities
missed, of a band ahead of the curve, and of a band from which both
its classic era lead singers - Guy Speranza and Rhett Forrester -
are now dead, as is, of course, Mark Reale, a quiet man who,
fatefully, wanted to leave the business to others and just play his
heavy metal. But this book is not just about the '75 to '85 period
of the band that spawned one of the finest metal records of all
time, 1981's Fire Down Under. Even if the classics framed by those
ten years get the full, dedicated chapter, track-by-track Popoff
treatment, the subsequent rich and substantial catalogue of the
band is discussed as well, right up to the present day where Riot
shines on. But still, the focus is on songs like `Warrior', `49er',
`Road Racin'', `Outlaw', `Don't Hold Back', `Altar of the King',
`Violent Crimes', `Vigilante Killer' and of course the insanely
anthemic `Swords and Tequila', as we celebrate a New York
institution that is perhaps the shining example of the term,
"honorary New Wave of British Heavy Metal" band.
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