Released July 22, 1993 Artist Riot V Label Metal Blade Records | Length 56:34 Release date 22 July 1993 Producers Mark Reale, Steve Loeb | |
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Recorded Greene St. Recording, New York City, 1992-1993 Nightbreaker
(1993) The Brethren of the Long House
(1995) Genres Heavy metal, Power metal, Speed metal Similar Riot V albums, Heavy metal albums | ||
Nightbreaker is the eighth studio album by the American heavy metal band Riot. It was the band's first with vocalist Mike DiMeo, as well as the studio debut of guitarist Mike Flyntz and bassist Pete Perez.
Contents
- Track listing
- Japanese edition bonus track
- 1999 US edition bonus track
- Band members
- Production
- Songs
- References
The album was released in Japan by Sony Music in 1993, in Europe by Rising Sun Productions in 1994, and finally re-issued in the United States by Metal Blade Records in 1999, all with different cover artwork. A very limited run of CDs, bearing the Combat Pay Music label and utilizing the Japanese artwork, was also produced in 1993 by the band's management.
"Burn" is a cover of the title track of Deep Purple's album of 1974; "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is a cover Procol Harum's hit single of 1967; "Outlaw" is a re-recorded song from Riot's 1981 album Fire Down Under.
Track listing
- "Soldier" (Mark Reale) - 4:54
- "Destiny" (Mike DiMeo, Mike Flyntz) - 4:42
- "Burn" (David Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) - 6:01 (Deep Purple cover)
- "In Your Eyes" (DiMeo, Reale) - 4:34
- "Nightbreaker" (Reale) - 4:12
- "Medicine Man" (Reale)- 5:36
- "Silent Scream" (DiMeo, Reale, Flyntz) - 5:07
- "Magic Maker" (Reale) - 5:10
- "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Keith Reid, Gary Brooker) - 4:59 (Procol Harum cover)
- "Babylon" (DiMeo, Reale) - 5:05
- "Outlaw" (Reale, Guy Speranza) - 6:14
Japanese edition bonus track
- "Black Mountain Woman" (Reale) - 5:07
1999 US edition bonus track
- "Faded Hero" (Reale) - 5:32
NOTE:
Band members
Production
Songs
1Soldier4:54
2Destiny4:42
3Burn6:00