Riot
The Privilege of Power


Tracks:

1. On Your Knees
2. Metal Soldiers
3. Runaway
4. Killer
5. Dance of Death
6. Storming the Gates of Hell
7. Maryanne
8. Little Miss Death
9. Black Leather and Glittering Steel
10. Racing With the Devil on a Spanish Highway (Revisited)

Line up:

Tony Moore - vocals
Mark Reale - guitars
Don Van Stavern - bass
Bobby Jarzombek - drums

Additional musicians

James 'Blood' Ulmer - guitar
G. E. Smith - guitar
T. M. Stevens - bass
Joe Lynn Turner - vocals on "Killer"
Bob Held - bass on "Little Miss Death"

Tower of Power horn section:
Greg Adams, Emilio Castillio, Steve Kupka, Lee Thornburg, Steve Gross

Horn section:
Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis, Dave Bargeron, Ron Cuber, Lawrence Feldman

Record Label / Year of Release:

Epic Records 1990

Notes:

The Privilege of Power is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Riot, released on February 28, 1990. It was more experimental than their previous work, being an attempt at a concept album and also including a horn section on some of the tracks.

"Racing with the Devil on a Spanish Highway" is a cover of an Al Di Meola instrumental track from the album Elegant Gypsy (1977). "Killer" is about convicted killer Jeffrey R. MacDonald and features a guest vocal appearance by Joe Lynn Turner (ex-Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen).

The album was re-issued in 2003 by Collectables Records with slightly amended artwork and re-issued on 180g vinyl as a 2-LP set with Thundersteel by SPV on February 25, 2013.