The New York based band was founded back in 1975 by guitarist and main songwriter Mark Reale, completing the line-up with Guy Speranza, Louie Kouvaris, Jimmy Iommi, and Peter Bitelli.
 Riot split up in 1984 after failing to make a commercial breakthrough. Mark Reale relocated to Texas and started a new band called Narita, but was later persuaded to give Riot another shot. After briefly ...