Riot Fire Down Under LP

Riot

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SKU:

AFLPT1511

UPC:

780014151119

Description

New 2026 collection! From a very meticulous collector, this comes from a collection great highly sought-after items! Long Out Of Print, won't last long! Only 1 copy available!

Vinyl Grade: Sealed

Jacket Grade: Mint

Note: There are a couple of very small tears in the plastic wrap.

Distinctive Design, Superior Sound and High Quality Mastering by Kevin Gray!
Pressed at Quality Record Pressings!

Audio Fidelity introduces their Target Series with two vinyl albums including Riot's Fire Down Under (title suggested by Eddie Trunk of That Metal Show) and 10,000 Maniacs' masterpiece Our Time In Eden.

The Target Series features popular recordings that carry the rich tradition of the early 1980's recordings that have become known as the "Target" CDs. The Target CD's are synonymous with unique design and rich sound.

Brilliant and innovative, Fire Down Under is the third album by Riot. One of the hardest metal albums done by an American band in the early '80s before it went big hair or thrash.

If you like it on the hard side and you like it loud, welcome to Fire Down Under. This 1981 release finds the band at the peak of their melodic, riff-heavy and hard rockin' power. Every song is like a greatest hits album with soaring guitars and great vocals. The combination of Mark Reale's Les Paul with Rick Ventura's bright-sounding Strat makes terrific use of the difference in sound between the two instruments. Pure early 1980's raunch, just nasty sounding stuff - gloriously thick, tight and exciting. The playing is flawlessly crisp, which it needs to be at these speeds. Any band can play loud, but few can really be powerful. Many bands can play fast, but few have this kind of energy.

Guy Speranza's vocals are absolutely amazing, full of soul an demotion, a great vehicle for his vocal pyrotechnics. Standouts include the driving opening song "Swords and Tequila", the breakneck, breathless riff of the title track, the brilliant "Outlaw" - one of the best hard rock songs ever written, the catchy, melodic relief of "Feel the Same" and the mighty "Altar of the King". Fire Down Under is one of the most revered metal albums ever. A true metal classic for the ages - one of the top 100 metal albums of all time.

Features:
Target Series Vinyl
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearant Audio
Pressed at Quality Record Pressings!
Distinctive design
High Quality Mastering
Superior Sound

Selections:
1. Swords and Tequila
2. Fire Down Under
3. Feel the Same
4. Outlaw
5. Don't Bring Me Down
6. Don't Hold Back
7. Altar of the King
8. No Lies
9. Run For Your Life
10. Flashbacks