Fire Down Under

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Fire Down Under
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Studio album by
Riot
ReleasedFebruary 9, 1981
RecordedGreene St. Recording, New York City, November–December 1980
GenreHeavy metal
Length37:35
LabelElektra, Victor (Japan)
ProducerSteve Loeb and Billy Arnell
Riot chronology
Narita
(1979) 		Fire Down Under
(1981) 		Restless Breed
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[1]
Martin Popoff10/10 stars[2]

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
No.TitleComposersLength
1."Swords and Tequila"Guy Speranza, Mark Reale3:18
2."Fire Down Under"Speranza, Kip Leming2:31
3."Feel the Same"Rick Ventura4:52
4."Outlaw"Speranza, Reale4:19
5."Don't Bring Me Down"Speranza, Reale, Leming, Ventura, Sandy Slavin3:00
Side two
No.TitleComposersLength
6."Don't Hold Back"Speranza, Reale3:14
7."Altar of the King"Speranza, Reale4:44
8."No Lies"Ventura4:19
9."Run for Your Life"Speranza, Reale3:16
10."Flashbacks"Speranza, Reale, Leming, Ventura, Slavin4:00
1997 remastered edition bonus tracks
No.TitleComposersLength
11."Struck By Lightning"Reale, Speranza3:41
12."Misty Morning Rain"Speranza3:10
13."You're All I Needed Tonight"Speranza, Ventura3:00
14."One Step Closer"Ventura2:14
15."Hot Life"Ventura0:25
1999, 2014 & 2016 remastered editions bonus tracks
No.TitleComposersLength
11."Misty Morning Rain"Speranza3:10
12."You're All I Needed Tonight"Speranza, Ventura3:00
2018 remastered edition bonus tracks
No.TitleComposersLength
11."Misty Morning Rain"Speranza3:10
12."You're All I Needed Tonight"Speranza, Ventura3:00
13."One Step Closer"Ventura2:14
14."Struck By Lightning"Reale, Speranza3:41
15."Outlaw (remix/edited)"Reale, Speranza3:18
16."Rock City (live)"Felt, Reale, Speranza4:29

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[]

Year Chart Position
1981 Billboard 200 49[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Anderson, Jason. "Riot Fire Down Under review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 288–289. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. ^ "Riot - Fire Down Under". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  4. ^ Fire Down Under (LP Sleeve). Riot. New York City, USA: Elektra Records 5E-546. 1981.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Riot | Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
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