Wow....so another decade come and gone! 2010 feels like yesterday and now we are knocking down the door to 2020. As if a Top 50 of 2019 wasn't hard enough, I'll give my very subjective, but "reasoned," Top 150 of the Decade. I started with about 8,500 releases in my personal collection that fell within the time frame, disqualified any EP releases (this list is full length albums only), live albums and compilations, and then began a two week process of widdling them down. Som

Legendary New York based metal act Riot n/k/a Riot V released a lyric video for the new song "Angel's Thunder, Devil's Reign," which can be viewed in the player above. The song heralds the release of "Armor Of Light" today (April 27th) via Nuclear Blast Records. Get it NOW at this location. Check out CROM's review of "Armor Of Light" at this location. The track listing for "Armor Of Light" is as follows: 1. Victory (see lyric video here) 2. End Of The World 3. Messiah (see ly

Yes...I know technically the band is called "Riot V" out of respect for the legacy of the late great Mark Reale, but the fact remains that "Riot V" is the heart and soul of Riot and will forever be referred to here at CROM as just Riot. If you needed any more convincing after the mind blowing "Unleash the Fire," well don your "Armor Of Light," because the follow up features the continued 'fire' that the band has been on and may just represent 2018's best album. You may as yo

Legendary New York based metal act Riot n/k/a Riot V released a lyric video for the new song "Messiah," which can be viewed in the player above. The song is the third track lifted from upcoming new album "Armor Of Light," which is set for release on April 27th via Nuclear Blast Records. Pre-orders are available at this location. The track listing for "Armor Of Light" is as follows: 1. Victory (see lyric video here) 2. End Of The World 3. Messiah 4. Angel’s Thunder, Devil’s Re

Legendary New York based metal act Riot n/k/a Riot V released a video clip for the new song "Heart Of A Lion," which can be viewed in the player above. The song is the second single from the upcoming new album "Armor Of Light," which is set for release on April 27th via Nuclear Blast Records. Pre-orders are available at this location. The clip was directed by Kyle Monroe from Ryk3r Productions! The track listing for "Armor Of Light" is as follows: 1. Victory (see lyric video

Legendary New York based metal act Riot n/k/a Riot V unleashed a lyric video for the new single, declaring "Victory"! Check it out in the player above. The song is the first released for the upcoming new album "Armor Of Light," which is set for release on April 27th via Nuclear Blast Records. Pre-orders are available at this location. Mastermind Donnie van Stavern (bass) states: "'Victory' is the first song on the new album "Armor of Light" and the first song I wrote for it!