Riot V announce new album ‘Mean Streets’

RIOT V have announced a new album!

Titled Mean Streets, the upcoming album from the veteran American heavy metal band is the follow-up to 2018’s Armour Of Light, and is scheduled to be released in February next year, via Atomic Fire Records.

The upcoming album was 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 (ACCEPT, STRATOVARIUS, BRAINSTORM etc).

Speaking about the upcoming album, bassist Donnie Van Stavern says, “we are extremely excited to release our 17th RIOT record Mean Streets with the mighty Atomic Fire Records label! We went back to the roots a bit on this one with some hard rockers and of course power metal stylings.”

Vocalist Todd Michael Hall adds, “I am really excited for the people to hear Mean Streets, we are evolving well with one foot rooted in the past and one foot pointing toward to future.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released a new song from the upcoming album; High Noon. Speaking about the new song, Van Stavern says, “our new pre-release lyric video High Noon is a song I wrote with Mark Reale in mind, he loved the Old West and wrote songs about it as well [Restless Breed/Gunfighter etc.] and the music is a reminiscence on Thundersteel/Privilege Of Power! Enjoy, metal warriors, more awesomeness is on the way!”

Watch the official lyric video for High Noon here:

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:

Track List: 

1. Hail To The Warriors
2. Feel The Fire
3. Love Beyond The Grave
4. High Noon
5. Before This Time
6. Higher
7. Mean Streets
8. Open Road
9. Mortal Eyes
10. Lost Dreams
11. Lean Into It
12. No More

Mean Streets is set for release on February 16th via Atomic Fire Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

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