Restless Breed is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Riot, released on May 21, 1982. It was the band's first record with vocalist Rhett Forrester. "When I Was Young" is an Eric Burdon and the Animals' cover.

Restless Breed was first re-issued on CD in 1997 by Germany's High Vaultage label, including the Riot Live six-song EP as bonus tracks. A stateside re-issue followed in 1999 on Metal Blade Records, albeit sans the EP bonus tracks.

Metal Blade would re-issue the album a second time in 2016, this time including the Riot Live EP as bonus tracks. Rock Candy Records reissued a remastered CD of the album in 2019

Metal Hammer included the album cover on their list of "50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever".

Track listing

2016 CD edition bonus tracks

Personnel

Riot

• Rhett Forrester – vocals, harmonica

• Mark Reale – guitar

• Rick Ventura – guitar

• Kip Leming – bass

• Sandy Slavin – drums

Production

• Recorded and mixed at Greene St. Recording, New York City

• Produced by Steve Loeb and Billy Arnell

• Engineered by Rod Hui

• Assistant engineer – Frank Scilingo

• Mastered at Masterdisk by Howie Weinberg

• Front cover illustration by Kid Kane

• Original concept by Steven Weiss

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