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1981 studio album by Riot
Fire Down Under is the third album by American heavy metal band Riot , released in 1981, and the last with original vocalist Guy Speranza .[3] The song "Flashbacks" is dedicated to Neal Kay , the British DJ who supported heavy metal in the UK during the new wave of British heavy metal .[4]
The album was re-issued on CD in 1997 by the German-based High Vaultage label, utilizing a new, controversial remix by former Riot producer Steve Loeb,[citation needed ] and in 1999 by Metal Blade Records in the U.S., this time featuring the original Elektra mix. The latest re-issue came in 2014 courtesy of Varese Sarabande. All three versions contain various bonus tracks recorded for the original Capitol Records version of Fire Down Under which the band were unhappy with.[citation needed ] Capitol dropped the band for being "too heavy" after hearing the final version subsequently released by Elektra Records .[citation needed ]
Track listing
Side one Title Composers 1. "Swords and Tequila" Guy Speranza , Mark Reale 3:18 2. "Fire Down Under" Speranza, Kip Leming 2:31 3. "Feel the Same" Rick Ventura 4:52 4. "Outlaw" Speranza, Reale 4:19 5. "Don't Bring Me Down" Speranza, Reale, Leming, Ventura, Sandy Slavin 3:00
Side two Title Composers 6. "Don't Hold Back" Speranza, Reale 3:14 7. "Altar of the King" Speranza, Reale 4:44 8. "No Lies" Ventura 4:19 9. "Run for Your Life" Speranza, Reale 3:16 10. "Flashbacks" Speranza, Reale, Leming, Ventura, Slavin 4:00
1997 remastered edition bonus tracks Title Composers 11. "Struck By Lightning" Reale, Speranza 3:41 12. "Misty Morning Rain" Speranza 3:10 13. "You're All I Needed Tonight" Speranza, Ventura 3:00 14. "One Step Closer" Ventura 2:14 15. "Hot Life" Ventura 0:25
1999, 2014 & 2016 remastered editions bonus tracks Title Composers 11. "Misty Morning Rain" Speranza 3:10 12. "You're All I Needed Tonight" Speranza, Ventura 3:00
2018 remastered edition bonus tracks Title Composers 11. "Misty Morning Rain" Speranza 3:10 12. "You're All I Needed Tonight" Speranza, Ventura 3:00 13. "One Step Closer" Ventura 2:14 14. "Struck By Lightning" Reale, Speranza 3:41 15. "Outlaw (remix/edited)" Reale, Speranza 3:18 16. "Rock City (live)" Felt, Reale, Speranza 4:29
Personnel
Band members
Production
Steve Loeb, Billy Arnell - producers
Rod Hui - engineer, mixing
Howie Weinberg - mastering
Cover versions and appearances
The song "Swords and Tequila" is featured in the video game Brütal Legend .
The song "Swords and Tequila" received a cover by band "Salvación"
Chart performance
References
Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums EPs Related