Inishmore (album)
| Inishmore | ||||
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| Studio album by Riot | ||||
| Released | November 11, 1997 | |||
| Recorded |
Millbrook Sound Studios, Millbrook, New York Studio M, San Antonio, Texas Drumstick Sound Production, Dix Hills, New York | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, speed metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 51:21 | |||
| Label | Zero Corporation (Japan), Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Mark Reale, Paul Orofino | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[2] |
Inishmore is the tenth studio album by American heavy metal band Riot. It was released in Japan only on November 11, 1997 two months before it was eventually released in the USA on January 27, 1998. The album is based on conceptual sagas of Celtic & Irish myths.[3]
Track listing
All tracks by Mike DiMeo and Mark Reale, except where indicated
- "Black Water" (Reale) - 2:42
- "Angel Eyes" (DiMeo, Reale, Mike Flyntz) - 4:27
- "Liberty" - 5:08
- "Kings Are Falling" - 4:33
- "The Man" - 3:52
- "Watching the Signs" - 4:35
- "Should I Run" - 4:40
- "Cry for the Dying" - 4:39
- "Turning the Hands of Time" - 5:08
- "Gypsy" - 5:20
- "Inishmore (Forsaken Heart)" (Reale) - 1:45
- "Inishmore" (Reale) - 4:32
Japanese edition omits track 9 and adds the following bonus track:
- "Danny Boy" (traditional, arr. Reale) - 3:40
Personnel
Band members
- Mike DiMeo - lead vocals, Hammond organ
- Mark Reale - electric lead and rhythm guitars, acoustic 6 and 12 string guitars, backing vocals, mandolin and Hammond organ, string arrangements, producer
- Mike Flyntz - electric lead and rhythm guitars
- Pete Perez - bass
- Bobby Jarzombek - drums
Additional musicians
- Tony Harnell, Danny Vaughn, Ligaya Perkins - backing vocals
- Kevin Dunne - strings, orchestration, engineer
- Yoko Kayumi - violin
Production
- Paul Orofino - producer, engineer, mixing
- Jeff Allen, Jack Bart - executive producers
- Marius Perron, Bryan Scott - engineers
- Jim Littleton - assistant engineer
- Joseph M. Palmaccio - mastering
References
- ↑ Huey, Steve. "Riot Inishmore review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ↑ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 366. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ↑ "Riot - Inishmore". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
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