US power metal legends, Riot V, are more than just back. Celebrating the release of their new album, Mean Streets, the group took the European stages - including a co-headlining performance at Germany's Rock Hard Festival - by storm earlier this month. Besides catapulting the band into the German album chart once again (this time at #35), Riot V entered the Swiss (#23) and Austrian (#59) sales chart, marking their very first entries in both countries.
To also continue their latest success story on the road, the legacy carrying band now announce the second European leg of the supporting tour which will lead them to ten cities in Iberia, Cyprus and Greece this November. Paving the way to the second part of Riot V's "Mean Streets" journey across the continent are a stop at Sweden Rock Festival, shows in Japan but also an extensive Latin American trip among others.
Bass player Don Van Stavern rejoices, "Tequila cheers, metal warriors! We would like to thank you for the amazing response for the new album Mean Streets! It means a lot being that it's our 17th album and 50th anniversary next year and you guys are still with us and supporting the legacy! This means the world to us and by world we mean all the great countries that have been supportive and we send lots of love and we are coming to Riot for you in November! Mean Streets part II tour! Shine on!"
Dates:
November
20 - Lisbon, Portugal - RCA Club
21 - Madrid, Spain - Revi Live
22 - Zaragoza, Spain - Sala Lo Intento
23 - Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain - Centro Cultural Larratxo
24 - Barcelona, Spain - Sala Wolf
26 - Nicosia, Cyprus - DownTown Live
27 - Athens, Greece - Kyttaro Live Club
28 - Agrinio, Greece - Metal Union
29 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Eightball Club
30 - Trikala, Greece - Andromeda Music Club
Mean Streets contains 12 tracks which were recorded by Bruno Ravel in New Jersey. Ravel also mixed the album while Bart Gabriel took care of its mastering. Artwork was provided by Gyula Havancsák, who captured the galloping style of the new material skillfully - without missing the band's typical seal style, of course.
Order the album in the physical format of your choice, save it on your favourite DSP or order it digitally, here.
Tracklisting:
"Hail To The Warriors"
"Feel The Fire"
"Love Beyond The Grave"
"High Noon"
"Before This Time"
"Higher"
"Mean Streets"
"Open Road"
"Mortal Eyes"
"Lost Dreams"
"Lean Into It"
"No More"
"Mean Streets" video:
"Love Beyond The Grave" lyric video:
"Feel The Fire" video:
"High Noon" lyric video:
Riot V are:
Todd Michael Hall - vocals
Mike Flyntz - guitars
Nick Lee - guitars
Don Van Stavern - bass
Frank Gilchriest - drums
(Photo - Tom Flynn)
