Inishmore (album)
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Inishmore is Riot's tenth studio album. It was released on January 27, 1998. The album is based on conceptual sagas of Celtic & Irish myths.
Japanese edition omits track 9 and adds the following bonus track:
Track listing
- "Black Water" (M. Reale) - 2:42
- "Angel Eyes" (M. DiMeo, M. Reale, M.Flyntz) - 4:27
- "Liberty" (M. DiMeo, M. Reale) - 5:08
- "Kings Are Falling" (M. DiMeo, M. Reale) - 4:33
- "The Man" (M. DiMeo, M. Reale) - 3:52
- "Watching the Signs" (M. DiMeo, M. Reale) - 4:35
- "Should I Run" (M. DiMeo, M.Reale) - 4:40
- "Cry for the Dying" (M. DiMeo, M. Reale) - 4:39
- "Turning the Hands of Time" (M. DiMeo, M. Reale) - 5:08
- "Gypsy" (M. DiMeo, M. Reale) - 5:20
- "Inishmore (Forsaken Heart)" (M. Reale) - 1:45
- "Inishmore" (M. Reale) - 4:32
Japanese edition omits track 9 and adds the following bonus track:
- "Danny BoyDanny Boy-Background:The words to "Danny Boy" were written by English lawyer and lyricist Frederic Weatherly in 1910. Although the lyrics were originally written for a different tune, Weatherly modified them to fit the "Londonderry Air" in 1913, after his sister-in-law in the U.S. sent him a copy. Ernestine...
" (traditional, arr. M. Reale) - 4:32
Band members
- Mike DiMeoMike DiMeoMike DiMeo, born November 29 1968 in New York, U.S., is a hard rock/heavy metal vocalist, best known for his work in the band Riot, which he left in late 2006...
- Lead vocals, Hammond organ - Mark RealeMark RealeMark Reale is an American heavy metal guitarist best known for being the only constant original member in the band RiotMark was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1955. He grew up listening to The Beatles, Eric Clapton, Michael Schenker, Gary Moore, Ritchie Blackmore and lists George Harrison as one of...
- Electric lead and rhythm guitars, Acoustic 6 and 12 string guitars, backing vocals, mandolin and Hammond organ - Mike Flyntz - Electric lead and rhythm guitars
- Pete Perez - bass
- Bobby JarzombekBobby JarzombekBobby "Wire" Jarzombek is a heavy metal/progressive metal drummer and best known for his work with Halford, Sebastian Bach and Riot. He has also recorded and toured with Fates Warning, Arch / Matheos, Iced Earth, Rob Rock, Spastic Ink, and Juggernaut, among others.-Biography:Bobby Jarzombek was...
- drums
Additional musicians
- Tony Harnell, Danny Vaughn, Ligaya Perkins - backing vocals
- Kevin Dunne - strings, orchestration
- Yoko Kayumi - violin
Production
- Paul Orofino, Mark Reale - production
- Paul Orofino, Marius Perron, Bryan Scott, Kevin Dunne - engineers