never listened to RIOT until now...Original RIOT Guitarist LOU 'L.A.' KOUVARIS Dies At 66
Original RIOT guitarist Lou "L.A." Kouvaris has passed away. He was 66 years old. No cause of death has been revealed, but RIOT's manager Giles Lavery said Lou developed symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, over a week ago. Kouvaris's passing was confirmed by RIOT...www.blabbermouth.net
Damn good band. RIP.
Rock City LP sounds like a NWOBHM album a couple of years early ?
tight headbanging tunes with no ballads or AOR moments.
not what i'd expect from a US LP from 1977.
can see their influence on next wave of metal alright.