Riot: Mike Dimeo (vocals, Hammond organ, keyboards); Mark Reale (acoustic &
electric gutars, keyboards, percussion, background vocals); Mike Flyntz (electric guitar); Pete Perez (bass); Bobby Jarzombek (drums).
Additional personnel: Frank Carillo (sitar, tamboura); Tony Harnell, Burt Carey (background vocals).
Recorded at Millbrook Studio, Millbrook, New York.
Sons of Society continues Riot's move into a more European metal sound, strongly reminiscent of Rainbow and Thin Lizzy and tailored for the preferences of the Japanese market. It's a solid if unexceptional record, with all the well-executed craft of seasoned veterans and the rather conservative predictability of journeymen. Still, for most Riot fans, the former will far outweigh the latter. ~ Steve Huey
