Sons of Society
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{{Infobox album
| name = Sons of Society
| type = Studio
| artist = Riot
| cover = Sons_of_Society.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 7, 1999
| recorded = Millbrook Sound Studios, Millbrook, New York
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Heavy metal
| length = 54:00
| label = Toshiba EMI Japan
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| producer = Mark Reale, Paul Orofino
| prev_title = Shine On
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = Through the Storm
| next_year = 2002
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/sons-of-society-r428352/review | title = Riot - Sons of Society review | accessdate = January 20, 2012 | last = Huey | first = Steve | work = AllMusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation}}
| rev2 =Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal
| rev2Score = 8/10{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = August 1, 2007 | location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada | page=367|isbn = 978-1-894959-62-9}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Sons of Society is the eleventh studio album by American heavy metal band Riot, released in Japan on July 15, 1999, and in the US on September 7, 1999, with a missing track.{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=4217 |title=Riot - Sons of Society |accessdate=October 10, 2010 |publisher=Encyclopaedia Metallum }}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Mike DiMeo, Mark Reale, except where noted
| title1 = Snake Charmer
| writer1 = Frank Carillo
| length1 = 1:04
| title2 = On the Wings of Life
| writer2 = Mike DiMeo, Mark Reale
| length2 = 4:36
| title3 = Sons of Society
| writer3 = DiMeo, Reale
| length3 = 4:26
| title4 = Twist of Fate
| writer4 = DiMeo, Reale, Mike Flyntz
| length4 = 5:36
| title5 = Bad Machine
| writer5 = DiMeo, Reale
| length5 = 5:06
| title6 = Cover Me
| writer6 = DiMeo, Reale
| length6 = 6:47
| title7 = Dragonfire
| writer7 = DiMeo, Reale, Flyntz
| length7 = 3:38
| title8 = The Law
| writer8 = DiMeo, Flyntz
| length8 = 3:46
| title9 = Time to Bleed
| writer9 = DiMeo, Reale, Pete Perez, Bobby Jarzombek
| length9 = 4:38
| title10 = Queen
| writer10 = DiMeo, Reale
| length10 = 4:28
| title11 = Somewhere
| writer11 = DiMeo, Perez
| length11 = 4:16
| title12 = Promises
| writer12 = DiMeo, Flyntz
| length12 = 4:35
}}
- "Queen" is a standard track on the original Japan release but is omitted on the US and other countries' releases.
Personnel
=Band members=
- Mike DiMeo – lead vocals, Hammond organ, keyboards
- Mark Reale – electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, percussion, strings arrangements, producer
- Mike Flyntz – electric guitars
- Pete Perez – bass
- Bobby Jarzombek – drums
=Additional musicians=
- Frank Carrillo – sitar, tamboura
- Tony Harnell, Burt Carey – backing vocals
=Production=
- Paul Orofino – producer, engineer, mixing
- Chris Cubeta – engineer
- George Marino – mastering
- Jeff Allen, Jack Bart – executive producers
References
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