| Artist | Riot |
|---|---|
| Cover | Restless Breed cover.JPG |
| Released | May 21, 1982[1] |
| Recorded | Greene St. Recording, New York City |
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock |
| Length | 38:38 |
| Label | Elektra |
| Producer | Steve Loeb, Billy Arnell |
| Prev year | 1981 |
| Next year | 1982 |
Restless Breed is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Riot, released on May 21, 1982. It was the band's first record with vocalist Rhett Forrester. "When I Was Young" is an Eric Burdon and the Animals' cover.
Restless Breed was first re-issued on CD in 1997 by Germany's High Vaultage label, including the Riot Live six-song EP as bonus tracks. A stateside re-issue followed in 1999 on Metal Blade Records, albeit sans the EP bonus tracks.[2]
Metal Blade would re-issue the album a second time in 2016, this time including the Riot Live EP as bonus tracks. Rock Candy Records reissued a remastered CD of the album in 2019
Metal Hammer included the album cover on their list of "50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever".[3]
Personnel
Riot
- Rhett Forrester – vocals, harmonica
- Mark Reale – guitar
- Rick Ventura – guitar
- Kip Leming – bass
- Sandy Slavin – drums
Production
- Recorded and mixed at Greene St. Recording, New York City
- Produced by Steve Loeb and Billy Arnell
- Engineered by Rod Hui
- Assistant engineer – Frank Scilingo
- Mastered at Masterdisk by Howie Weinberg
- Front cover illustration by Kid Kane
- Original concept by Steven Weiss
References
- ^ "New Releases". FMQB. 7 May 1982. p. 40. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Riot - Restless Breed". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
- ^ Young, Simon (9 May 2023). "The 50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved 9 December 2024.