RIOT V: 'Ride Hard Live Free' Lyric Video Released
February 11, 2015The official lyric video for the song "Ride Hard Live Free" from RIOT V, the new band featuring the remaining members of legendary metal pioneers RIOT, can be seen below. The track is taken from RIOT V's debut album, "Unleash The Fire", which was released last October via SPV/Steamhammer. The CD marks the first release from RIOT without the late, great founding guitarist Mark Reale, who passed away in early 2012 and was limited on his participation on 2011's reunion album "Immortal Soul" because of his health issues. The band was encouraged at the request of Mark and the Reale estate to forge ahead in his honor and has dedicated this new offering to him.
"Unleash The Fire" promises to please fans of the "Thundersteel" era of RIOT, as main songwriter and longtime Reale music collaborator Don Van Stavern does much of the writing, as he did on "Thundersteel" and "The Privilege Of Power". Don is joined by longtime RIOT bandmate, songwriter and Reale's guitar partner of over 20 years, Mike Flyntz, to create what they feel is something they are proud to call a RIOT record. The RIOT V lineup is completed by powerhouse vocalist extraordinaire Todd Michael Hall (BURNING STARR, REVERENCE),Frank Gilchriest (VIRGIN STEELE, RIOT's "Army Of One") and former Mike Flyntz guitar student and resident shredder Nick Lee. This new onslaught headlined sold-out shows in Germany, Greece, Spain and Italy and played the prestigious festivals Metal Assault and Metal Apocalypse last year, and will headline this year's Keep It True festival, which is already sold out.
"Unleash The Fire" was made available as a digipak version with one bonus tack, a double gatefold colored vinyl version with one bonus track, as a standard version and as a digital download.
"Unleash The Fire" limited digipak (including one bonus track):
01. Ride Hard Live Free
02. Metal Warrior
03. Fall From The Sky
04. Bring The Hammer Down
05. Unleash The Fire
06. Land Of The Rising Sun
07. Kill To Survive
08. Return Of The Outlaw
09. Immortal
10. Take Me Back
11. Fight Fight Fight
12. Until We Meet Again
13. Thundersteel (live) (bonus track)
"Unleash The Fire" jewel-case version:
01. Ride Hard Live Free
02. Metal Warrior
03. Fall From The Sky
04. Bring The Hammer Down
05. Unleash The Fire
06. Land Of The Rising Sun
07. Kill To Survive
08. Return Of The Outlaw
09. Immortal
10. Take Me Back
11. Fight Fight Fight
12. Until We Meet Again
"Unleash The Fire" double gatefold LP, blue vinyl (including one bonus track):
Side 1
01. Ride Hard Live Free
02. Metal Warrior
03. Fall From The Sky
04. Bring The Hammer Down
Side 2
01. Unleash The Fire
02. Land Of The Rising Sun
03. Kill To Survive
Side 3
01. Return Of The Outlaw
02. Immortal
03. Take Me Back
Side 4
01. Fight Fight Fight
02. Until We Meet Again
03. Thundersteel (live) (bonus track)
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