''Restless Breed'' is the fourth album by American heavy metal band Riot, released in 1982, and their first with vocalist

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' cover. ''Restless Breed'' was first re-issued on CD in 1997 by Germany's High Vaultage label, including the '' Riot Live'' 6-song EP as bonus tracks. A stateside re-issue followed in 1999 on

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, 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

Track listing

2016 CD edition bonus tracks

Personnel

Band members

- vocals, harmonica *

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- guitar * Rick Ventura - guitar * Kip Leming - bass * Sandy Slavin - drums

Production

*Steve Loeb, Billy Arnell - producers *Rod Hui - engineer *Frank Scilingo - assistant engineer *

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- mastering

References

{{Authority control Riot V albums 1982 albums Elektra Records albums