Riot Live is the first official extended play live recording by New York City heavy metal band Riot

Riot (band)

Riot is an American heavy metal band founded in New York City in 1975 by guitarist Mark Reale. Reaching a peak in popularity in the early 80s, the band has continued a long-running successful career....

. Released in 1982, it followed on the heels of Restless Breed

Restless Breed

Restless Breed is the fourth album by heavy metal band Riot, and their first with vocalist Rhett Forrester, released in 1982. "When I Was Young" is an Eric Burdon and the Animals cover....

, the group's first studio album with vocalist Rhett Forrester

Rhett Forrester

Rhett Forrester was an American musician, the lead singer of New York-based band Riot from 1981 until 1984....

. It was issued with different cover artwork in Europe.

While never made available on CD as a stand-alone release, the EP was included as bonus tracks on the 1997 Restless Breed CD re-issue by Germany's High Vaultage label. The 6 songs were left off the 1999 U.S. Restless Breed re-issue on Metal Blade Records

Metal Blade Records

Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music...

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Track listing

1. "Hard Lovin' Man" - 3:09
2. "Showdown" - 4:30
3. "Loved by You" - 8:02
4. "Loanshark" - 5:27
5. "Restless Breed" - 5:11
6. "Swords and Tequila" - 3:57

Line-up

• Rhett Forrester - vocals
• Mark Reale - guitars
• Rick Ventura - guitars
• Kip Leming - bass
• Sandy Slavin - drums