Nightbreaker

For the 1989 film, see Nightbreaker (film).
Nightbreaker

Original Japanese edition cover
Studio album by Riot
Released July 22, 1993
Recorded Greene St. Recording, New York City, 1992-1993
Genre Heavy metal, speed metal
Length 56:34
Label Sony Music Japan
Combat Pay Music
Rising Sun Productions/SPV
Producer Mark Reale, Steve Loeb
Riot chronology
Riot in Japan – Live!!
(1992)		 Nightbreaker
(1993)		 The Brethren of the Long House
(1995)
European edition cover
1999 US edition cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
No Life 'til Metal(favorable)[2]

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.

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.[3]

"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

All tracks written by Mark Reale, except where indicated.

  1. "Soldier" - 4:54
  2. "Destiny" (Mike DiMeo, Mike Flyntz) - 4:42
  3. "Burn" (David Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) - 6:01 (Deep Purple cover)
  4. "In Your Eyes" (DiMeo, Reale) - 4:34
  5. "Nightbreaker" - 4:12
  6. "Medicine Man" - 5:36
  7. "Silent Scream" (DiMeo, Reale, Flyntz) - 5:07
  8. "Magic Maker" - 5:10
  9. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Keith Reid, Gary Brooker) - 4:59 (Procol Harum cover)
  10. "Babylon" (DiMeo, Reale) - 5:05
  11. "Outlaw" (Reale, Guy Speranza) - 6:14

Japanese Edition bonus track

  1. "Black Mountain Woman" - 5:07

1999 US edition bonus track

  1. "Faded Hero" - 5:32

NOTE:

Personnel

Band members

Production

References

  1. ↑ Boldman, Gina. "Riot Nightbreaker review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  2. ↑ Waters, Scott. "CD Gallery - Riot". No Life 'til Metal. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  3. ↑ "Riot - Nightbreaker". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
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