Riot - Altar Of The King

[@deananderson1647]

RIOT Had The Potential and Skill Set To Be One The Greatest American Bands Ever.

[@davidhall7648]

They are one of Americas greatest bands

[@grep67]

@@davidhall7648 right???

[@glenn105]

Totally Underrated!!! & Reale is an unsung Guitar God!!!

[@jb-yi4di]

Guy Speranza. My favorite vocalist of all time in Hard Rock/Metal.

[@luisneves7995]

One the most underrated bands ever \m/ they started before Iron Maiden and other well known bands, they are really pioneers...

[@itchy-scratchy]

Besides S&T this song is just pure metal ....Guys vocals really powerful. God this band and album was just so fucking great.

[@marbananta]

RIP Guy Speranza (vocal). Quit the music business too early in 1981 & declined Scott Ian's Anthrax offer to become their vocalist. He sure got that killer voice & is definitely among the best rock vocalists that ever walk the earth! Also RIP Mark Reale (guitar), the legend. Their early music was in the vein of hard driven blues rock (thrown in any sped up AC/DC, Boston & Deep Purple - Burn, Speed King, Highway Star era - in the mix, especially with Reale's riff) & slowly created their own brand of tight & crisp hard rock tunes. The next vocalist, Rhett Forrester (RIP) was also awesome & continued their best until 1984.

[@lisamoney6281]

Thank YOU Zakkyl!!!TRULY ASS KICKING HARD ,REAL SOUND!!!:-):-):-)

[@glenngoren4566]

Couldn’t agree more RIOT RULZS

[@orringarn3779]

The drummer is absolutely solid. Pounds out a steady rhythm without any frills. A band is only as good as its rhythm section (bass & drums) ...take it from a guitar player...

[@tonywiley4357]

My favorite album of them .. they were tight

[@thomasdemonte8789]

Sandy Slavin kills it on the skins!!

[@dukeemzworth3005]

One of the best bands of the 80s. They did not become big because they were not poseurs.

[@marklarose8600]

you got that right

[@marklarose8600]

my girls rock

[@logansmith9231]

One of my "Staple" bands from High School: 1980-81. Great. Lost Guy and Mark, way too early. :(

[@cheddy5533]

These guys were amazing. Their shows had the same sound alive that in the studio records

[@philstone3859]

You are not serious unless you have Fire Down Under!

[@Mike-pr8wl]

Had the Fire down under album in 1981. It is a masterpiece. Altar of the King is a huge sleeper on the album GREAT SONG! Love this live video the band is so tight it matches perfect with the album audio.

[@handgunner1911]

these guys were a real force in early heavy metal.what a great band.i remember being in high school blasting riot in my car.good memories!!!

[@marklarose8600]

where are the rest of us still listening

[@min3008]

great tune!!!

[@dhadleyray]

This band was serious.. I put them next to Maiden, Accept, etc. Kick Ass..

[@adamvillarreal3510]

RIP Guy and Mark

[@andopedon]

original rockers the best

[@grep67]

This is amazing! Awesome!!

[@ProfessorMarcioV]

Fantastic band!

[@MegaMelodica]

Love this....band should have been massive.

[@marklarose8600]

they are i was in winipeg when i heard them first

[@exactimages]

Thanks for the link, you really do have some great footage on this channel. These guys rock! I've always thought they should have been much bigger than they were! Thanks for leading me to these cool vids!

[@marklarose8600]

they are just kids

[@marklarose8600]

like most of my friends 70 years young!!!!!

[@IndieAuriemma]

r.i.p. Guy S and Mark R. Miss you guys, very much. I'll never forget "the mope" in Hempstead, NY. I bet he's still standin on the corner waitin for us to pick em up......r.i.p.

[@jb-yi4di]

I'd like to hear the story behind that

[@MEITNER666]

Quel bel Album que FIRE DOWN UNDER" GUY SPERANZA ,quelle voix, MARK REALE était tout aussi bon mais le destin en a décidé autrement "RIP"

[@FunkKlock]

Gawd early riot is king!!!

[@ostfron1942]

Mon groupe préféré de l'époque j'avais 20 ans.

[@adamvillarreal3510]

Guy S and Mark R the best together

[@Cruzman84]

Had they stayed together.... What coulda been. Up there with Page/Plant or Blackmore/Dio.

[@robertbishop5357]

@@Cruzman84 so true. Guy unfortunately got fed up with the record companies nonsense.

[@IRNHYD]

Such an amazing band. In listening to this song again, I have to wonder if Avenged Sevenfold were fans. Listening to "Hail to the King" gave me instant flashbacks to this song...

[@nataliel4836]

Brillant glad to come across them

[@lisamoney6281]

Hey Girl!!!This Band IS GREAT,!!! 100, Natalie L.!!!:-):-):-)

[@nataliel4836]

@@lisamoney6281 so glad found them can't stop listening

[@jb-yi4di]

You have a great taste in music

[@PUK015]

If you saw the footage from My fathers place 1981 they cut the intro.

[@_J.L_]

Thank you for sharing this, i was 13 when this came out and i bought it straight away. used to rock out to this. great memories.

[@franciscoaraujo5580]

Du caralho!! Good old days!

[@wilde4945]

I HOLD MY SWORD UP... LIGHTNING IT STRIKES OUT.

[@BarrocoStudio]

Cool song,COOL BAND...!!!

[@dmacnic]

What a great Band! Mark Reale = Guitar hero.

[@kahanamoku666]

fucking awesome....!!! RIP Guy Speranza.

[@marklarose8600]

i still missed

[@timbrockmire4497]

Man what I’d give to be able to go back in time and be in this audience.

[@robertogallingani2000]

LEGEND!

[@TheJags70]

Que banda mas buena x la xuxa!!!

[@MartinMartinez-td2bw]

i realy love riot but i realy love the original one, much more

[@zarrir]

WALL OF HUGE SOUND

[@robertomontoya7873]

Una gran banda !!

[@betobarreto4249]

KOOL!

[@varmintsniper2551]

The way he holds his notes into the next syllable is the equivalent of a tasty guitar lick. Great vocalist. No, an Amazing vocalist.

[@marklarose8600]

at the altar of the king

[@marklarose8600]

fire 2

[@marklarose8600]

wooo

[@SANDRA8ification]

live ist das aber nicht!? Macht aber auch nix - großartiges Stück..und ich erinnere mich, weshalb ich dem HardRockGenre einst so ergeben war!! Dolle Scheibe insgesamt.

[@aidand7998]

You can find the video with the original audio. This guy just made a mock (music video)

[@marklarose8600]

im back for more

[@billpotter5056]

why did you dub the studio version in ????

[@AmericanRover]

Why'd you cut the intro

[@mathysferriere3987]

Just listen :D

[@Rebel-Rouser]

Should have left the live audio on top of this video... great band... they played it just as good live.. just lesser quality recording

[@pedrobiserra4532]

Du caralho 🤘

[@marklarose8600]

next

[@marklarose8600]

at my alter we should respect like eddie van halen

[@anakwawasan]

Yes Pioneer then iron maiden. Low profile but good stuft

[@tonywiley9599]

Yeah riot is the shit ..but only with guy fronting