Quiet Riot quieted for good.
Kevin DuBrow, lead singer of the popular 1980s heavy metal band Quiet Riot, has been found dead from unknown causes at his home in Las Vegas, authorities said on Monday.
DuBrow, 52, was found dead at about 5:20 p.m. on Sunday, a spokeswoman for the Clark County Coroner’s Office said. She said an autopsy would be conducted to determine the cause of death.
“I can’t even find the words to say,” Quiet Riot bandmate Frankie Banali said on his Web site. “Please respect my privacy as I mourn the passing and honor the memory of my dearest friend, Kevin DuBrow.”
Quiet Riot, which was founded in the mid-1970s, topped the Billboard charts in 1983 with the album “Metal Health,” spurred on by the massive hit single “Cum on Feel the Noize.”
The band has since endured break-ups and personnel changes but released a new album in 2006 and continued to tour sporadically.
I owned Both Metal Health and Condition Critical on cassette back in the day.
A sad day for metal heads and children of the 80’s everywhere.
5 responses so far ↓
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Chuck
// Nov 26, 2007 at 7:02 pm
I’m sitting here innocently eating some leftover cherry pie and reading through feeds and you hit me with that?! What a bummer. I had both of those cassettes too. What memories.
I wonder whatever happened to Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P?
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PG
// Nov 27, 2007 at 12:16 am
Sorry for the downer. But hey, when was the last time you though of him before today. You will get by.
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BusyDad
// Nov 27, 2007 at 12:19 pm
I was in 4th grade when Cum on Feel the Noize came out. It scared me. But I was drawn to it. I think it was the first metal/hard rock song I ever heard. Eventually in small doses, the song grew on me, and set me on a course for all things big hair and screaming guitar.
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Rick Astley
// Nov 27, 2007 at 7:55 pm
Sigh.
Mr. Whipple and Kevin DuBrow: Once, now and forever linked.
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Joe
// Nov 28, 2007 at 2:12 pm
Come on feel the noise, girls rock your boys…
I think that was second grade for me, my older brother had the album…albums..heh.
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