The Brethren of the Long House

The Brethren of the Long House
Studio album by Riot
Released	November 11, 1995 (Japan) 1996 (US)
Recorded	Greene St. Recording, New York City, January–June 1995
Genre	Heavy metal, speed metal, power metal
Length	59:30
Label	Sony Music Japan, Rising Sun Productions, Metal Blade
Producer	Steve Loeb, Rod Hui, Mark Reale
Riot chronology
Nightbreaker (1993) The Brethren of the Long House (1995) Angel Eyes (EP) (1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10[2]

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

Track listing

1. "Intro/The Last of the Mohicans" (Trevor Jones) – 1:41
2. "Glory Calling" (Mike DiMeo, Mark Reale) – 5:11
3. "Rolling Thunder" (DiMeo, Mike Flyntz) – 3:56
4. "Rain" (DiMeo, Reale) – 4:58
5. "Wounded Heart" (DiMeo, Reale) – 3:56
6. "The Brethren of the Long House" (DiMeo, Flyntz) – 5:24
7. "Out in the Fields" (Gary Moore) – 4:03
8. "Santa Maria" (DiMeo, Reale) – 3:50
9. "Blood of the English" (DiMeo, Reale) – 5:49
10. "Ghost Dance" (DiMeo, Reale, Flyntz, Pete Perez, Bobby Jarzombek) – 5:35
11. "Shenandoah" (traditional) – 3:57
12. "Holy Land" (DiMeo, Reale) – 4:47
13. "The Last of the Mohicans (Reprise)" (Jones) – 6:26
14. "Sailor" (US 1999 re-release bonus track) – 6:16

Personnel

Band members

• 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

• 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

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

References

1. Boldman, Gina. "Riot The Brethren of the Long House review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
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 2010-03-14.
4. "Riot – The Brethren of the Long House". Bobby Jarzombek.com. Retrieved 2010-03-14.