Fire Down Under is the third album by American heavy metal band Riot, released in 1981, and the last with original vocalist Guy Speranza. The song "Flashbacks" is dedicated to Neal Kay, the British DJ who supported heavy metal in the UK during the new wave of British heavy metal. The album was re-issued on CD in 1997 by the German-based High Vaultage label, utilizing a new, controversial remix by former Riot producer Steve Loeb, and in 1999 by Metal Blade Records in the U.S., this time featuring the original Elektra mix. Both versions contain various bonus tracks recorded for the original Capitol Records version of Fire Down Under which the band were unhappy with. Capitol dropped the band for being "too heavy" after hearing the final version subsequently released by Elektra Records. Fire Down Under is the third album by American heavy metal band Riot, released in 1981, and the last with original vocalist Guy Speranza. The song "Flashbacks" is dedicated to Neal Kay, the British DJ who supported heavy metal in the UK during the new wave of British heavy metal. The album was re-issued on CD in 1997 by the German-based High Vaultage label, utilizing a new, controversial remix by former Riot producer Steve Loeb, and in 1999 by Metal Blade Records in the U.S., this time featuring the original Elektra mix. Both versions contain various bonus tracks recorded for the original Capitol Records version of Fire Down Under which the band were unhappy with. Capitol dropped the band for being "too heavy" after hearing the final version subsequently released by Elektra Records. false 2025-11-07 17:02:21 Fire Down Under 2014 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 46 Hard Rock;Heavy Metal;Rock;Speed Metal 128251 2203270 6f738bcf-2ad2-4626-b1ca-2e500fed2c37 ca04e657-2ffc-4949-9150-cb43d9f231e2 6b8dc2ae-5383-3f66-b440-ca1ae4c13195 /media/data/media8/Music/Riot V/Fire Down Under/folder.jpg Riot V Riot Riot V 1 1 Swords and Tequila 05:41 1 2 Fire Down Under 02:34 1 3 Feel the Same 04:27 1 4 Outlaw 05:20 1 5 Don't Bring Me Down 02:57 1 6 Don't Hold Back 03:42 1 7 Altar of the King 04:40 1 8 No Lies 04:25 1 10 Flashbacks 03:50 1 11 Misty Morning Rain 04:02 1 12 You're All I Needed Tonight 03:52 Riot V, formerly known as Riot, is an American heavy metal band formed in New York City in 1975 by guitarist Mark Reale. Achieving peak success and popularity during the early 1980s, the band has continued a long-running successful career. Riot's sound initially started out as straightforward heavy metal, but since their 1988 release Thundersteel, their musical style has shifted a little towards power metal. In 2013, surviving members of Riot re-formed the band to Riot V, after the death of founder, guitarist, primary songwriter and leader Mark Reale. The group uses a baby seal face as a logo on its album covers.