Riot is an American heavy metal/hard rock band founded in New York City in 1975 by guitarist Mark Reale. Reaching a peak in popularity in the early 1980s, the band has continued a long-running career punctuated by personnel and management instability.
Riot has toured with AC/DC, Molly Hatchet, Sammy Hagar, Kiss, Vandenberg and Black Sabbath among others.
Riot was formed in 1975 in New York City, New York when Kon-Tiki guitarist Mark Reale and dru...
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Riot is an American heavy metal/hard rock band founded in New York City in 1975 by guitarist Mark Reale. Reaching a peak in popularity in the early 1980s, the band has continued a long-running career punctuated by personnel and management instability.
Riot has toured with AC/DC, Molly Hatchet, Sammy Hagar, Kiss, Vandenberg and Black Sabbath among others.
Riot was formed in 1975 in New York City, New York when Kon-Tiki guitarist Mark Reale and drummer Peter Bitelli recruited bassist Phil Fiet and vocalist Guy Speranza. The line up recorded a four-track demo, which they hoped would be included in a proposed compilation of new rock bands. While waiting for the project to get off the ground, they added Steve Costello on keyboards.
Reale took the various demos to New York based producers Billy Arnell and Steve Loeb, who also owned Greene Street Recording Studio and the independent label Fire-Sign Records. Arnell & Loeb turned down the compilation proposal but signed Riot. The band added...
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