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1. Riot sprang from the basement of Mark Reale's home in Brooklyn, NY in the summer of 1976. In 1977 they had recorded and released their first album "Rock City" for New York's Firesign Records. Able to to obtain various licensing deals throughout the world, "Rock City" quickly found an audience. Capitol Records quickly signed Riot, who soon entered the studio to record their second album "Narita" which would be released in 1979. It was in 1981, however, that Riot released what is considered by most fans to be the band's most definitive album "Fire Down Under".
Early History
Riot began when Kon-Tiki members Mark Reale (guitar) and Peter Bitelli (drums) recruited Phil Fiet (bass) and Guy Speranza (vocals) and recorded a four-track demo which they hoped would be included in a proposed compilation of new rock bands. While waiting for the project to get off the ground they added Steve Costello on keyboards.
Reale took the various demos to New York based producer Steve Loeb, who also owned Greene Street Recording Studio and the independent label Fire-Sign Records. Loeb turned down the compilation proposal but signed Riot. The band added second guitarist Louie Kouvais, replaced Fiet with Jimmy Iommi and recorded its debut album, Rock City. After a promising start and support slots with AC/DC and Molly Hatchet, the band were unable to maintain momentum, and were on the verge of breaking up for good by 1979.
In that year however, the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal took off, and the band came to the attention of Neal Kay who spread the word about them in Britain. British fans bought imported copies of Rock City which was recorded and produced by Steve Loeb and released on Loeb's Fire Sign Records. Encouraged, Loeb recorded the band's new album Narita. In the course of recording, Kouvaris was replaced by band roadie Rick Ventura.
Subsequent to a successful support of Sammy Hagar on his US Texas tour Capitol Records offered Riot a worldwide deal for Narita, mostly to support Hagar. Capitol and Hagar needed a harder, younger edge to associate with him, so Riot was chosen if they agreed to support Hagar on his UK tour. Hagar and Riot had a successful tour, but Riot was dropped by Capitol as soon as they were finished promoting Hagar.
Riot's management, Billy Arnell, Ezra Cook and producer Steve Loeb spent their last dollars remaining from the Capitol advance retaining important indie FM radio promotions to promote the Riot album. They put it on as many radio stations around the country as possible, thus raising the radio profile enough to where Capitol picked up their option for another record. And thus began Riot's biggest selling album titled Fire Down Under.
When the record was completed some months later, Capitol turned the record down calling it "commercially unacceptable" which put the band in contractual limbo. Capitol also refused to let the band out of the contract and insisted if the band wanted off Capitol, they would have to sue. A campaign was organized and financed by producer Steve Loeb and managers Ezra Cook and Billy Arnell with fans around the world, but especially in the UK where the fans picketed the offices of EMI Records. Finally Elektra Records worked things out with Capitol's Rupert Perry and signed Riot and immediately released Fire Down Under which then soared into the Billboard Top 100 chart.
Breakup and Resurrection
Singer Guy Speranza had difficulty melding his religious convictions with his role in the band and was replaced by Rhett Forrester (b. 22 September 1956 – d. 22 January 1994) for the next album, Restless Breed (1983). Though a striking frontman, any hope of a major breakthrough was sunk by a combination of Forrester's erratic behaviour on the road and a changing of the guard at Elektra. The next album, Born in America, (1984) was self- financed by Steve Loeb and was released on Quality Records, an independent Canadian label. Support melted away, leading to the band's disintegration.
After stints with his own band (Narita) and abortive reformations of Riot, Reale mended fences with producer Steve Loeb in New York. He kept Don Van Stavern from Narita on bass, recruited Bobby Jarzombek (1988 - 1999) on drums and Greene Street Studio Manager Dave Harrington brought in Tony Moore for vocals. A resurrected Riot was born. Loeb cut a four track demo at his Greene Street Studio in Soho NY and along with real estate maven turned rock manager Vince Perazzo brought the band to CBS Associated, who offered the band a worldwide deal. Resultant albums Thundersteel (1988) and Privilege of Power (1990) renewed fan interest around the world, particularly in Japan, where they maintained their strongest subsequent following.
The revived band was from then on dogged by continual personnel and record company changes. But, by virtue of Loeb's willingness to self finance every record that followed until his departure from the production chair in 1995, Riot was able to continue making records. All told, Loeb produced or co-produced 13 Riot albums in his 19 year association with Mark Reale and the different configurations of Riot. Reale continued to steer the band into the turn of the century, releasing albums roughly every couple of years.
Rhett Forrester was shot dead during a robbery in Atlanta Georgia in 1994, and original vocalist Guy Speranza died of pancreatic cancer in 2003.
On January 25, 2012, founding band member Mark Reale died of complications resulting from Crohn's disease at the age of 56. Immediately following his death, the band, featuring the "Thundersteel" lineup, performed several previously-booked east coast shows and the "70,000 Tons of Metal" cruise ship gig without him. A new Riot compilation was released following the shows, and at the request of Mark's father, the name "Riot" was put to rest. However, some former members of the "Thundersteel"-era lineup began work putting together a new band performing music in the same vein as Riot. The band was officially re-launched as "Riot V", the name alluding to the addition of Todd Michael Hall as the fifth official singer, replacing Moore. Van Stavern revealed that Moore had chosen not to continue with the band to spend more time with his family.
In 2014, Nick Lee, a former student at the guitar classes run by Flyntz, joined as the new co-lead guitarist for the band, replacing deceased Reale, and Frank Gilchriest rejoined the band in place of Jarzombek, who had quit the band to focus on his activities with Fates Warning. Their new album Unleash The Fire was released in Japan, under the name Riot, in August 2014. This is the band's first release since the death of Reale.
Todd Michael Hall said about the "V" letter: "The official name for the band is Riot V, but we do have this confusion with the Japanese release versus the European release. I was told that the Japanese record label considered the release to be a continuation of the previous contract with "Riot", so they did not want to use the V"
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Chains
Riot Lyrics
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Guilt and leverage mark my way
I try to take myself a thousand steps from here
Somewhere something makes me stay
I recall a broken spirit traveling down the road
Never more his images have burned upon the floor, floor, floor
Let it out, the chains revolving in my mind, fight on
Draw the line, a simple man hands upon his stone
Spin his wheel for a dime
He sheds a tear of two and covers up his soul
He did not ever speak his mind
Rattle on, the masters keep him like a frightened dog
Battle scars, the fortune of his heart will kill us all, all, all
Let it out, the chains revolving in my mind, fight on
Tear it out, death is calling me this time
Draw the line, oh you feel like there's nowhere at all
You feel you're alone at the door
It's alright you'll see, yeah
Let it out, the chains revolving in my mind, fight on
Tear it out, death is calling me this time
Draw the line
Let it out, the chains revolving in my mind, fight on
Tear it out, death is calling me this time
Draw the line
Oh yeah, let it out, let it out
The lyrics of "Chains" by Riot seem to be about feeling trapped and suffocated by one's own guilt and past mistakes. The singer is haunted by a distant sound, a memory that marks their path with guilt and leverage. They try to distance themselves from it, but something makes them stay, as if they are unable to escape their own memories. The second verse introduces a broken spirit who has left behind nothing but burnt images upon the floor. The singer seems to identify with this lost soul, perhaps recognizing their own feelings of emptiness and desolation.
The chorus encourages the listener to "let it out," suggesting that the chains that bind them are within their own mind. The repeated phrase "death is calling me this time" may represent a feeling of hopelessness or despair. However, the song also urges the listener to "draw the line" and take a stand, even though they may feel alone and isolated. The final verse suggests that the singer is aware of others who are also trapped and controlled by external forces, such as the masters who keep a man "like a frightened dog." The song ends with a final plea to "let it out" and break free from the chains of one's own mind.
Line by Line Meaning
I remember sudden distant sound
Recollection of a vague memory of a noise that seemed far away and may have triggered something within
Guilt and leverage mark my way
Feelings of responsibility and the impact it has on the present situation
I try to take myself a thousand steps from here
Attempting to distance oneself from the current circumstances through mental effort
Somewhere something makes me stay
There is an unexplainable reason or force keeping the artist where they are
I recall a broken spirit traveling down the road
A vivid memory of witnessing someone who was emotionally damaged and going through a journey
Never more his images have burned upon the floor, floor, floor
The mental picture of the aforementioned broken spirit has faded and no longer haunts the singer
Let it out, the chains revolving in my mind, fight on
The singer is urging themselves to release the negative thoughts and emotions that are plaguing them and to continue fighting
Tear it out, death is calling me this time
The artist is considering a drastic action due to the heaviness of their burdens
Draw the line, a simple man hands upon his stone
A portrayal of a typical working man with his hands to the grindstone, holding firm to a set of morals or boundaries
Spin his wheel for a dime
The man is grinding away for a small amount of money, perhaps representing how society takes advantage of laborers
He sheds a tear of two and covers up his soul
The man is emotional but feels the need to hide his true feelings in order to maintain a certain image or reputation
He did not ever speak his mind
The man kept his thoughts and opinions to himself, perhaps out of fear or a lack of confidence
Rattle on, the masters keep him like a frightened dog
The higher-ups in society hold the laborer under their control and treat them like an animal
Battle scars, the fortune of his heart will kill us all, all, all
The emotional damage done to the working man through his struggles and hardships will ultimately harm society as a whole
Oh you feel like there's nowhere at all
A reference to feeling trapped or stagnant with no clear path forward
You feel you're alone at the door
Isolation and the sensation of being alone despite being surrounded by others
It's alright you'll see, yeah
An affirmation that everything will be okay in the end and that hope should be maintained
Oh yeah, let it out, let it out
A final repetition of the advice to release any negative thoughts or emotions and to persevere
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