Fire Down Under (Reis)

Riot | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 9, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Metal Blade
• ASIN: B00000HZHO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (77 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,377 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #1 in Music > Indie Music > Rock > Progressive
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  • #33 in Music > Hard Rock & Metal > Progressive Metal

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Media Type: CD
Artist: RIOT
Title: FIRE DOWN UNDER
Street Release Date: 02/09/1999
Domestic
Genre: HEAVY METAL

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars British Metal Done American Style!, December 18, 2004

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Ernesto Catalan Valdez "There is no try..." (Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fire Down Under (Reis) (Audio CD)

It might be hard to tell younger generations of metalheads how brilliant and innovative "Fire Down Under" was upon its release. At the time, "True" metal came from over the pond,in the form of JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, SAXON and MOTORHEAD. American made "metal" meant, at the time, VAN HALEN, FOREIGNER and JOURNEY! Not that these bands were bad, but,despite their rocking musical delivery, they were a far cry from the blood & guts rock style of their british counterparts. Enter RIOT, a new york metal band that had a sonic attack more akin to that of the then fledging NEW WAVE OF BRITISH HEAVY METAL. RIOT had already released 2 albums, "Rock City" and "Narita" which showed much promise but lacked consistence. Their 3rd release, "Fire Down Under" finally solidified that promise, making it one of the most revered metal albums ever. From the bone crunching, yet clear production, to the top notch writing abilities of the band, RIOT showed american (and worldwide audiences) that they could rock even harder than the british. "Swords & Tequila" opens the album with a blast; the type of metal that passed unheard during the glam metal 80's and that would become a major influence to rising thrash and power metal bands. The title track burns even hotter and the list goes on; "Fire Down Under" is that rare case where there is not one single filler song. Every song on this album ROCKS! The CD includes some bonus tracks that, somehow, lack the spark that the rest of the album has, but are worthy nontheless. "Altar Of The King", "Run For Your Life", "Lies", "Outlaw", etc...it's hard for me to explain in words how monumental this album is. For metal heads searching for that "vintage" sound (albeit, european sounding metal!), look no further; "Fire Down Under" is probably one of the hardest metal albums done by an American band in the early 80's (before the Thrash explosion, of course!). Buy or DIE!!!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beware of this version, January 25, 2006

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Music Fanatic (Bettendorf, IA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fire Down Under (Audio CD)

As many people have already stated, this is one of the best metal albums ever made. This version also has the added bonus of having five bonus tracks. This version is badly mixed, though. I got this cd, and as much as I love this album, I had a hard time listening to it because of the sound quality. Fortunately, I found out on the Riot website that the release of this album by Metal Blade has the original mixes from the original tapes. I got that one, and it sounds incredible. It has three less bonus tracks than this version, but it's the original ten songs that I really want to have, and they sound so much better on the Metal Blade version.

Bottom line: if you like metal, your collection is incomplete without this masterpiece -- but get the Metal Blade release.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Riot is a Riot!, July 20, 2005

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Thin Timmy "Bela Drake" (New Orleans, La.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fire Down Under (Reis) (Audio CD)

One of the best hard rock albums every recorded. Every song is like a greatest hits album. Can't recommend this enough of fans

of good hard rock bands such as Y&T, Thin Lizzy, UFO etc. Some

call this band a thrash band but I never thought of them as that.

It's just very good melodic fast hard rock. It's the best Riot

album they ever made. Too bad Guy Sperenza didn't stay with them longer because I feel they were peaking when they made this.

If you never heard it you don't know what your missing.