The Brethren of the Long House

The Brethren of the Long House is Riot's ninth studio album. It was first released in Japan on November 11, 1995, in Germany in 1996, and eventually in the United States in 1999. The album is dedicated to the lost culture of American Indians.[3]

The Brethren of the Long House
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 11, 1995
RecordedGreene St. Recording, New York City, January–June 1995
GenreHeavy metal, speed metal, power metal
Length59:30
LabelSony, Rising Sun, Metal Blade
ProducerSteve Loeb, Rod Hui, Mark Reale
Riot chronology
Nightbreaker
(1993)
The Brethren of the Long House
(1995)
Angel Eyes (EP)
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro/The Last of the Mohicans"Trevor Jones1:41
2."Glory Calling"Mike DiMeo, Mark Reale5:11
3."Rolling Thunder"DiMeo, Mike Flyntz3:56
4."Rain"DiMeo, Reale4:58
5."Wounded Heart"DiMeo, Reale3:56
6."The Brethren of the Long House"DiMeo, Flyntz5:24
7."Out in the Fields"Gary Moore4:03
8."Santa Maria"DiMeo, Reale3:50
9."Blood of the English"DiMeo, Reale5:49
10."Ghost Dance"DiMeo, Reale, Flyntz, Pete Perez, Bobby Jarzombek5:35
11."Shenandoah"Traditional Arrangement3:57
12."Holy Land"DiMeo, Reale4:47
13."The Last of the Mohicans (Reprise)"Jones6:26
14."Sailor" (US 1999 re-release bonus track) 6:16

Personnel

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Band members

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  • Mike DiMeo – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Mark Reale – guitars, backing vocals, producer
  • Mike Flyntz – guitars
  • Pete Perez – bass
  • John Macaluso – drums, cover art

Additional musicians

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  • Bobby Jarzombek – drums on tracks 1, 4, 12, 13, 14[4]
  • Steve Loeb – keyboards, strings, backing vocals, orchestration, producer
  • Kevin Dunne, Phil Mangalanous, Steve Briody – strings, orchestration
  • David L. Spier – trumpet

Production

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  • Rod Hui – engineer, mixing, producer
  • Danny Mardosky, Phil Painson, Joshua Wertheimer – engineers

References

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  1. ^ Boldman, Gina. "Riot The Brethren of the Long House review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 366. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. ^ "Riot – The Brethren of the Long House". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  4. ^ "Riot – The Brethren of the Long House". Bobby Jarzombek.com. Retrieved March 14, 2010.