Armor of Light is the sixteenth studio album by the American heavy metal band Riot, now called Riot V, released on April 27, 2018, through Nuclear Blast Records. It is Riot's second album not featuring long-time guitarist and founder, Mark Reale who died in 2012.[1]

Armor of Light
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 27, 2018
Recorded2017
GenreHeavy metal, power metal, speed metal
Length55:26
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerChris Collier & Riot V
Riot V chronology
Unleash the Fire
(2014)
Armor of Light
(2018)

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Victory"4:40
2."End of the World"5:09
3."Messiah"4:20
4."Angel's Thunder, Devil's Reign"4:40
5."Burn the Daylight"4:47
6."Heart of a Lion"3:52
7."Armor of Light"4:36
8."Set the World Alight"4:52
9."San Antonio"3:49
10."Caught in the Witches Eye"4:56
11."Ready to Shine"5:00
12."Raining Fire"4:45

Personnel edit

Band members edit

  • Todd Michael Hall – lead vocals
  • Mike Flyntz – guitar
  • Nick Lee – guitar
  • Don Van Stavern – bass
  • Frank Gilchriest – drums

Production edit

  • Chris Collier – production, mastering
  • Bruno Ravel – co-production, engineering
  • Mariusz Gandzel – artwork
  • Timo Pollinger – artwork (additional), layout

Charts edit

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] 71
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 56

References edit

  1. ^ Kaufman, Spencer (January 26, 2012). "Riot Guitarist Mark Reale Dies at 57". Loudwire. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Riot V – Armor of Light" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Riot V – Armor of Light" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Riot V – Armor of Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 9, 2018.