Released February 9, 1981 Release date 9 February 1981 | Length 37:35 Producer Steve Loeb | |
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Similar Riot V albums, Heavy metal albums |
Fire Down Under is the third album by American heavy metal band Riot, released in 1981, and the last with original vocalist Guy Speranza. The song "Flashbacks" is dedicated to Neal Kay, the British DJ who supported heavy metal in the UK during the new wave of British heavy metal.
Contents
- Riot swords tequila
- Track listing
- 1997 CD edition bonus tracks
- 1999 CD edition bonus tracks
- Band members
- Production
- Cover versions and appearances
- Songs
- References
The album was re-issued on CD in 1997 by the German-based High Vaultage label, utilizing a new, controversial remix by former Riot producer Steve Loeb, and in 1999 by Metal Blade Records in the U.S., this time featuring the original Elektra mix. Both versions contain various bonus tracks recorded for the original Capitol Records version of Fire Down Under which the band were unhappy with. Capitol dropped the band for being "too heavy" after hearing the final version subsequently released by Elektra Records.
Riot swords tequila
Track listing
- "Swords and Tequila" (Guy Speranza, Mark Reale) - 3:15
- "Fire Down Under" (Speranza, Kip Leming) - 2:34
- "Feel the Same" (Rick Ventura) - 4:30
- "Outlaw" (Speranza, Reale) - 4:50
- "Don't Bring Me Down" (Speranza, Reale, Leming, Ventura, Sandy Slavin) - 2:57
- "Don't Hold Back" (Speranza, Reale) - 3:15
- "Altar of the King" (Speranza, Reale) - 4:46
- "No Lies" (Ventura) - 4:10
- "Run for Your Life" (Speranza, Reale) - 3:16
- "Flashbacks" (Speranza, Reale, Leming, Ventura, Slavin) - 4:02
1997 CD edition bonus tracks
- "Struck by Lightning" (Speranza, Reale) - 3:39
- "Misty Morning Rain" (Speranza) - 3:09
- "You're All I Needed Tonight" (Speranza, Ventura) - 2:59
- "One Step Closer" (Ventura) - 2:12
- "Hot Life" (Ventura) - 0:25
1999 CD edition bonus tracks
- "Misty Morning Rain" - 3:09
- "You're All I Needed Tonight" - 2:59
Band members
Production
Cover versions and appearances
Songs
1Swords and Tequila3:15
2Fire Down Under2:34
3Feel the Same4:30