Known as the 'little' band from New York with the strange pets (Johnny) Riot have come a long way. Formed by guitarist Mark Reale
in 1976, were hits in the eighties, publishing works in the category of 'Fire Down Under' or 'Thundersteel', which are considered true classics, and some of the best metal discs eighties. After more than 30 year career and highway, 13 studio albums and two or three direct published and many lineup changes, Riot still active, working and enjoying a deserved success especially in the old Europe and Japan, mainly because their sound has always been oriented traditional Heavy Metal 'to European', although the disk in question, their debut, 'Rock City' still appreciated the touch 'blues', yes, but with a hard and heavy metallic edge that was completely unknown in the United States at the time, performed by European bands, of course. 'Rock City' is a great mix of Metal primigéneo, speed pioneer of 70's hard rock, blues, and traces of what sounds like NWOBHM, although we are in 1977. Some wonder if this is a work of Heavy Metal 100% or just a hard rock album that helped develop the genre. Well, actually, is both. A couple of the songs are, no doubt, pure Heavy Metal, while there are some issues that are right at the sharp edge of the Hard Rock. Although Riot become dramatically heavier in their later albums (eg the aforementioned masterpieces), Rock City is a true wonder of the American scene at the time. Soon would come the Jag Panzer, Halloween, Omen, Savatage, Metal Church and the list goes on and on, but ... Riot was more or less the first American band create genuine works by relying solely on their superb outside influences. The training we recorded 'Rock City' was as follows, in addition to the 'master' Reale, Guy Speranza (RIP), one of the most charismatic voices of time; LA Kouvaris, guitar, Jimmy Iommi (what sounds like the name ?) on bass and Peter Bitelli to the battery. Simply Cojonudos. RIOT RULES!
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