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American heavy metal/hard rock act Riot, now known as Riot V, have announced that the founding member and guitarist Lou ''LA'' Kouvaris has died at the age of 66. The cause of death is unknown. He was part of the band between 1976 to 1978, and contributed his share on the Riot's very first record, Rock City (1977).

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American cult heavy metal band Riot V has just released their anticipated new album, Armor Of Light, via Nuclear Blast. Furthermore, they give us the chance to watch another lyric video for the track "Angel's Thunder, Devil's Reign". You can get the album now and catch the band on tour in Europe in October.

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
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American metalheads Riot V have a new official lyric video out for the song "Messiah". The heavy metal band will release their 16th album entitled Armor Of Light, on April 27th via Nuclear Blast. Listen to "Victory" and "Heart Of A Lion" as well. As of now, you can watch the video for the album's third single.

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New York power metallers Riot V recently shared a new video for the tune "Heart Of A Lion". The track is taken from their 16th album entitled, Armor Of Light, due out on April 27th via Nuclear Blast. Enjoy below the official video clip of the second single. The video was filmed in New York and was produced by acclaimed director Kyle Monroe from Ryk3r Productions!

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New York heavy metal band Riot V will release their 16th album entitled, Armor Of Light, on April 27th via Nuclear Blast. Today sees the release of the first single off the new album, entitled "Victory", just in time for the launch of the album pre-order. You can listen to it and watch the lyric video here. Kick off your weekend with new music from Riot V.

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Riot V have revealed that they will release their 16th album, entitled Armor Of Light, on April 27th via Nuclear Blast. The album was produced by Chris "The Wizard" Collier (Metal Church, Flotsam And Jetsam, Slipknot, Korn, etc.), while the cover artwork was created by Mariusz Gandzel (Crystal Viper, etc.).

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Nuclear Blast has recently announced the signing of cult New York heavy metal band Riot V, who will be inducted into the prestigious Heavy Metal History Hall of Fame 2018. Riot V are busy recording the follow up to the comeback record Unleash The Fire. The new disc will be released in spring 2018 and production duties will be handled by producer whiz Chris "The Wizard" Collier (Metal Church, Flotsam And Jetsam, Slipknot, Korn).

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Thunder And Steel Down Under, the first-ever Riot tribute album, will be released on April 24th via Skol Records. The compilation was produced by Bart Gabriel and includes Riot V classics performed by such artists as Axel Rudi Pell, Crystal Viper, Attacker, Alpha Tiger, October 31, and others. The CD will be limited to only 1,000 copies worldwide.

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The official lyric video for the song "Ride Hard Live Free" from Riot V, the new band featuring the remaining members of legendary metal pioneers Riot, can now be seen below. The track is taken from the band's album, Unleash The Fire, which is out now via SPV/Steamhammer. Enjoy!

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Start your week by listening to the trailer of Riot V's upcoming album. The remaining members of legendary metallers Riot are back and are ready to unleash the follow up to 2011's reunion record Immortal Soul. They are ready to unveil new music and the new record is called Unleash The Fire. See the new trailer below.

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Riot have a new vocalist. The American band lost their founding member/guitarist Mark Reale last year but announced they were working on a new album earlier this year. Now they have announced Todd Michael Hall as their new singer and will carry on the Riot legacy.

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Veteran American heavy metallers Riot have announced that they will release a yet-untitled new album next year via SPV/Steamhammer (in North America and Europe) and Avalon/Marquee (in Asia). This will be the first album without guitarist and founding member Mark Reale, who died in January 2012 due to complications of Crohn's disease. It is unclear whether the band will release the album under the name Riot or another name but it should be clarified soon.

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Mark Reale, guitarist and founding member of US hard-rockers Riot has passed away due to complications from Crohn's disease. He was fifty-seven years old. He had been in a coma since January 11th as a result of a subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Announcement posted by the band on their official website: "To friends and fans of Mark Reale and Riot, we are deeply saddened to confirm that Mark has lost his battle with a lifelong illness. Your thoughts and prayers are appreciated by Mark's family, friends, and bandmates at this difficult time..."

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Mark Reale, guitarist for US hard-rockers Riot, is in critical condition at a San Antonio, Texas hospital due to complications from Crohn's disease.

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"Believe", a brand new song from US hard-rockers Riot is now streaming online at this location.

"Believe" comes off the band's latest album titled Immortal Soul, released in October. More album details were previously reported over here.

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Source:	examiner.com
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