Restless Breed is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Riot, released on May 21, 1982. It was the band's first record with vocalist Rhett Forrester. "When I Was Young" is an Eric Burdon and the Animals' cover.

Restless Breed was first re-issued on CD in 1997 by Germany's High Vaultage label, including the Riot Live 6-song EP as bonus tracks. A stateside re-issue followed in 1999 on Metal Blade Records, albeit sans the EP bonus tracks.

Restless Breed

Metal Blade would re-issue the album a second time in 2016, this time including the Riot Live EP as bonus tracks. Rock Candy Records reissued a remastered CD of the album in 2019

Restless Breed

Track listing

2016 CD edition bonus tracks

Personnel

Riot

Rhett Forrester – vocals, harmonica

Mark Reale – guitar

Rick Ventura – guitar

Kip Leming – bass

Sandy Slavin – drums

Production

Recorded and mixed at Greene St. Recording, New York City

Produced by Steve Loeb and Billy Arnell

Engineered by Rod Hui

Assistant engineer – Frank Scilingo

Mastered at Masterdisk by Howie Weinberg

Front cover illustration by Kid Kane

Original concept by Steven Weiss

References

Riot V albums

1982 albums

Elektra Records albums

Restless Breed