Sons of Society

Untitled

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10

Sons of Society is the eleventh studio album by American heavy metal band Riot, released in Japan on July 15, 1999 and in the USA on September 7, 1999 with a missing track.

Track listing

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

"Queen" is a standard track on the original release(Japan) and is missing on the USA and other countries releases.

Personnel

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