Sons of Society

Sons of Society is the eleventh studio album by American heavy metal band Riot, released in Japan on July 15, 1999 and in the USA on September 7, 1999 with a missing track.[3]

Sons of Society
Studio album by
Riot
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1999
RecordedMillbrook Sound Studios, Millbrook, New York
GenreHeavy metal, hard rock
Length54:00
LabelToshiba EMI Japan
Metal Blade
ProducerMark Reale, Paul Orofino
Riot chronology
Shine On
(1998)		 Sons of Society
(1999)		 Through the Storm
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[2]

Track listing
  1. "Snake Charmer" (Frank Carillo) - 1:04
  2. "On the Wings of Life" (Mike DiMeo, Mark Reale) - 4:36
  3. "Sons of Society" (DiMeo, Reale) - 4:26
  4. "Twist of Fate" (DiMeo, Reale, Mike Flyntz) - 5:36
  5. "Bad Machine" (DiMeo, Reale) - 5:06
  6. "Cover Me" (DiMeo, Reale) - 6:47
  7. "Dragonfire" (DiMeo, Reale, Flyntz) - 3:38
  8. "The Law" (DiMeo, Flyntz) - 3:46
  9. "Time to Bleed" (DiMeo, Reale, Pete Perez, Bobby Jarzombek) - 4:38
  10. "Queen" (DiMeo, Reale) - 4:28
  11. "Somewhere" (DiMeo, Perez) - 4:16
  12. "Promises" (DiMeo, Flyntz) - 4:35

"Queen" is a standard track on the original release(Japan) and is missing on the USA and other countries releases.

Personnel

Band members
  • Mike DiMeo - lead vocals, Hammond organ, keyboards
  • Mark Reale - Electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, percussion, strings arrangements, producer
  • Mike Flyntz - Electric guitars
  • Pete Perez - bass
  • Bobby Jarzombek - drums

Additional musicians
  • Frank Carrillo - sitar, tamboura
  • Tony Harnell, Burt Carey - backing vocals

Production
  • Paul Orofino - producer, engineer, mixing
  • Chris Cubeta - engineer
  • George Marino - mastering
  • Jeff Allen, Jack Bart - executive producers

References
  1. Huey, Steve. "Riot - Sons of Society review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  2. Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 367. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. "Riot - Sons of Society". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
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