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Sons of Society
1999 studio album by Riot
Sons of Society is the eleventh studio album by American heavy metal band Riot, released in Japan on July 15, 1999, and in the US on September 7, 1999, with a missing track.[3]
Quick Facts Sons of Society, Studio album by Riot ...
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| Released | September 7, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | Millbrook Sound Studios, Millbrook, New York | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 54:00 | |||
| Label | Toshiba EMI Japan Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Mark Reale, Paul Orofino | |||
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More information Review scores, Source ...
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[2] |
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More information No., Title ...
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Snake Charmer" | Frank Carillo | 1:04 |
| 2. | "On the Wings of Life" | Mike DiMeo, Mark Reale | 4:36 |
| 3. | "Sons of Society" | DiMeo, Reale | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Twist of Fate" | DiMeo, Reale, Mike Flyntz | 5:36 |
| 5. | "Bad Machine" | DiMeo, Reale | 5:06 |
| 6. | "Cover Me" | DiMeo, Reale | 6:47 |
| 7. | "Dragonfire" | DiMeo, Reale, Flyntz | 3:38 |
| 8. | "The Law" | DiMeo, Flyntz | 3:46 |
| 9. | "Time to Bleed" | DiMeo, Reale, Pete Perez, Bobby Jarzombek | 4:38 |
| 10. | "Queen" | DiMeo, Reale | 4:28 |
| 11. | "Somewhere" | DiMeo, Perez | 4:16 |
| 12. | "Promises" | DiMeo, Flyntz | 4:35 |
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All tracks are written by Mike DiMeo, Mark Reale, except where noted
- "Queen" is a standard track on the original Japan release but is obmitted on the US and other countries' releases.
Band members
- Mike DiMeo – lead vocals, Hammond organ, keyboards
- Mark Reale – electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, percussion, strings arrangements, producer
- Mike Flyntz – electric guitars
- Pete Perez – bass
- Bobby Jarzombek – drums
Additional musicians
- Frank Carrillo – sitar, tamboura
- Tony Harnell, Burt Carey – backing vocals
Production
- Paul Orofino – producer, engineer, mixing
- Chris Cubeta – engineer
- George Marino – mastering
- Jeff Allen, Jack Bart – executive producers
- Huey, Steve. "Riot - Sons of Society review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 367. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- "Riot - Sons of Society". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved October 10, 2010.