Restless Breed
| Restless Breed | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 21, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | Greene St. Recording, New York City | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 38:38 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Steve Loeb, Billy Arnell | |||
| Riot chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10 |
Restless Breed is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Riot, released on May 21, 1982. It was the band's first record with vocalist Rhett Forrester. "When I Was Young" is an Eric Burdon and the Animals' cover.
Restless Breed was first re-issued on CD in 1997 by Germany's High Vaultage label, including the Riot Live six-song EP as bonus tracks. A stateside re-issue followed in 1999 on Metal Blade Records, albeit sans the EP bonus tracks.
Metal Blade would re-issue the album a second time in 2016, this time including the Riot Live EP as bonus tracks. Rock Candy Records reissued a remastered CD of the album in 2019
Metal Hammer included the album cover on their list of "50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever".