RIOT (V) – announce European tour dates in support of upcoming new album »Mean Streets«

After pushing back the release date of their brand new studio album »Mean Streets« to April 12, 2024, US heavy metallers RIOT (V) are pleased to announce a series of eleven European live shows in support of the record — including stops at Rock in Rautheim and prestigious Rock Hard Festival — for May this year. Support on select dates will come from one of the hottest current upcoming heavy metal acts, UK based band TAILGUNNER. All details can be found below!

Donnie van Stavern states: “We are extremely excited and ready to hit the road and tour again as the the world normalcy returns! It will be great seeing all of our fans/friends in support of our 17th new release »Mean Streets«! We will perform hits from our long career with classics to our new tunes and a few surprises! Europe always holds a special place in our metal hearts, so see you soon metal warriors… Are you ready to RIOT?”

TAILGUNNER add: “We’re thrilled to announce we open for heavy metal heroes RIOT (V) this spring! Bringing our mission to put British heavy metal back on the map to Germany once again plus Switzerland, the Netherlands n’ Belgium for the first time! We can’t wait to see all of you out there, we’ll be ‘Road Racin” to get to you in May! Grab your tickets now for what’s sure to be a Metal Mäyhem assault – fuelled on a diet of ‘Swords n’ Tequila’! Don’t miss this! In for the kill…with ‘Thundersteel’! HEAVY METAL FOR ETERNITY!”

»Mean Streets« Tour 2024
w/ TAILGUNNER (*)
Presented by Dragon Productions, Atomic Fire Records & Gabriel Management
08.05.2024 PL Warsaw – Hydrozagadka [TICKETS AVAILABLE SOON]
09.05.2024 DE Selb – Rockclub Nordbayern* [TICKETS]
10.05.2024 CH Aarburg – Musigburg* [TICKETS]
11.05.2024 DE Braunschweig – Rock in Rautheim [TICKETS]
12.05.2024 DE Hamburg – Bambi Galore* [TICKETS AVAILABLE SOON]
15.05.2024 DE Mannheim – 7er Club* [TICKETS]
14.05.2024 DE Oldenburg – MTS* [TICKETS]
16.05.2024 NL Enschede – Metropool* [TICKETS]
17.05.2024 NL Drachten – Iduna* [TICKETS]
18.05.2024 BE Bilzen – South Of Heaven* [TICKETS]
19.05.2024 DE Gelsenkirchen – Rock Hard Festival @ Amphitheater [TICKETS]

ICYMI:

Check out ‘High Noon’ on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRtr9BvWdRA
Stream/purchase the track: https://riotv.afr.link/highnoonPR

Pre-save second digital single, ‘Feel The Fire’ (out January 26), here:
https://riotv.afr.link/feelthefirePR

»Mean Streets« contains 12 tracks which were recorded by Bruno Ravel in New Jersey. Ravel also mixed the album while Bart Gabriel took care of its mastering. Artwork was provided by Gyula Havancsák (ACCEPT, STRATOVARIUS, BRAINSTORM etc.) who captured the galloping style of the new material skillfully – without missing the band’s typical seal style, of course.

Pre-order the album in the physical format of your choice (see below!), pre-save it on your favourite DSP or pre-order it digitally to receive ‘High Noon‘ instantly now, here: https://riotv.afr.link/meanstreetsPR

»Mean Streets« – Track Listing:

01. Hail To The Warriors
02. Feel The Fire
03. Love Beyond The Grave
04. High Noon
05. Before This Time
06. Higher
07. Mean Streets
08. Open Road
09. Mortal Eyes
10. Lost Dreams
11. Lean Into It
12. No More

»Mean Streets« will be available in the following formats:

– CD-digipak (EU)
– jewelcase CD (US)
– coloured vinyl [black | “electric blue” (transparent/blue/red-transparent) | yellow/black splatter | “seal white” (white; US-excl.)]
– digital

Don’t forget to subscribe to Atomic Fire Records on YouTube to stay updated & to listen to ‘High Noon’ as well as other new tracks in the »AFR New Releases« playlist on Spotify: https://afr.link/spotifynewreleasesPR

With the mighty Atomic Fire Records behind the band and with many more releases to come, and with reissues on Sony Music, EMI Records and Metal Blade Records, RIOT (V) are consistantly on radio and metal charts worldwide as well as being a part of ‘New York City’s Top 20 Most Influential Metal Bands,’ ‘100 Best Metal Albums Of All Time,’ ‘100 Best Metal Bands Of All Time’ and numerous mentions on VH1‘s »That Metal Show« with Eddie Trunk and staff sighting RIOT as one of the innovaters of metal music in America and beyond and 2018 saw RIOT inducted into the »Metal Hall Of Fame« with the likes of Ronnie James Dio, Randy Rhoads, Lemmy Kilmister, BLACK SABBATH just to name a few!