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Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band founded in Los Angeles in 1973 [1] by guitarist Randy Rhoads and bassist Kelly Garni.. The original lineup featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth, though that version of the band was mired in turmoil that would eventually see Garni fired for making death threats towards DuBrow. [2]
One of their best known hits and receiving heavy MTV music video and radio play, [5] "Metal Health" was the band's second and final top 40 hit, peaking at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100. Being about the headbanging phenomenon within the heavy metal subculture , the song caught the attention of many heavy metal fans on its release. [ 6 ]
Metal Health is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band Quiet Riot, released on February 28, 1983. [1] The album spawned two hit singles: the Slade cover "Cum On Feel the Noize" and "Metal Health".
The classic Metal Health lineup of Quiet Riot in 2002, left to right: Kevin DuBrow, Rudy Sarzo, Frankie Banali and Carlos Cavazo. Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in May 1975, the group originally included vocalist Kevin DuBrow, guitarist Randy Rhoads, bassist Kelly Garni and drummer Drew Forsyth. The current lineup features bassist Rudy Sarzo ...
Randall William Rhoads (December 6, 1956 – March 19, 1982) was an American guitarist. He was the co-founder and original guitarist of the heavy metal band Quiet Riot, and the guitarist and co-songwriter for Ozzy Osbourne's first two solo albums Blizzard of Ozz (1980) and Diary of a Madman (1981).
Some listeners have complained about a two-second gap between live tracks, breaking up the sound of crowd noise. The three demo tracks were recorded under the name DuBrow, not Quiet Riot, as during this period Quiet Riot were broken up.
He considered the song to be "standard Quiet Riot" with "gut-busting drums, slashing guitars and scream-at-the-top-of-your-lungs vocals". [11] Dave Koen of The Arizona Daily Star was negative in his review, stating, "Rock, and rock video will do just fine without a self-indulging video defense from some heavy metal nimrods."
In 2004, after Quiet Riot's 2003 breakup, DuBrow recorded a collection of cover versions for his first solo album, In for the Kill. The album was recorded in DuBrow's home in Las Vegas , Nevada . DuBrow also worked as a morning DJ for the Rock Station in Las Vegas, KOMP 92.3 on the morning show alongside longstanding host Craig Williams.