| Album
& Review from Japan |
BURRN
July 2006 issue. Reviewed by KITAI
Thursday, July
07, 2006
After performing in Japan during September last year, RIOT firmly
established themselves as on the comeback trail. This will be
their first release since Through The Storm was released 4 years ago. Frank Gilchriest (drums. Virgin Steele) makes his first appearance on a
RIOT album. The first track, Army Of One is a thrilling piece of
hard driving hard rock, with guitarist Mark Reale playing his fingers
off during a dynamic solo that delighted this reviewer. Vocalist
Mike Dimeo`s straight forward vocal sty lings made the choruses of
Blinded and Helping Hand catchy and easy to get into. On the
whole, the album consists of typical RIOT driven hard rock. The
stand-out track, an instrumental based on a melody by Tchykovsky,
Stained Mirror, makes use of both acoustic and electric guitars to bring
about its melancholy harmonies. The bonus track, Road Racin, was taken
from the Live In Kawasaki concert held in 1998. It's a pure hard
rock track with no tricks or gimmicks. The purity of it makes me
happy.
RATING 86 (out of 100)
See
ARMY OF ONE chart # 7 out of 50 on the BURRN Charts 2006
| Army
Of One |
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| Released
in 2006 Buy Now |
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| Featuring |
| Mark
Reale |
Guitars |
| Mike
Flyntz |
Guitars |
| Mike
Dimeo |
Vocals |
| Pete
Perez |
Bass |
| Frank
Gilchriest |
Drums |
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| 01. |
Army
Of One |
| 02. |
Knockin
at my Door |
| 03. |
Blinded |
| 04. |
One
More Alibi |
| 05. |
It
All Falls Down |
| 06. |
Helping
Hand |
| 07. |
The
Mystic |
| 08. |
Still
Alive |
| 09. |
Alive
In The City |
| 10. |
Shine |
| 11. |
Stained
Mirrors |
| 12. |
Dark
Side Of Light |
| 13. |
Road
Racin -Live- Japan issue |
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