"It's a sad day for all of us RIOT fans today. We have lost one of the great influences in metal. For those not familiar with Riot, do yourselves a favour and have a listen. Riot have released albums in 5 separate decades and stand as one of the best metal has ever had to offer. You will be missed Mr. Reale...thanks for the music and may your "immortal soul" shine on forever through your music. Here is the Mark Reale interview which was conducted in 2009 at Swedenrock. Riot's album IMMORTAL SOUL was chosen by the staff of Metal-Rules.com as the #3 album of 2011. "

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Our Bleeding Sun
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No Regrets (Book Review)
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Iron Man (Book Review)
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