Misplaced Pages

Sons of Society
Studio album by Riot
Released	September 7, 1999
Recorded	Millbrook Sound Studios, Millbrook, New York
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	54:00
Label	Toshiba EMI Japan Metal Blade
Producer	Mark Reale, Paul Orofino
Riot chronology
Shine On (1998) Sons of Society (1999) Through the Storm (2002)

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 US on September 7, 1999, with a missing track.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mike DiMeo, Mark Reale, except where noted

• "Queen" is a standard track on the original Japan release but is obmitted on the US 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

References

1. Huey, Steve. "Riot - Sons of Society review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
2. Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 367. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
3. "Riot - Sons of Society". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved October 10, 2010.

• 1999 albums
• Riot V albums
• EMI Records albums
• Metal Blade Records albums