Sad day for Quiet Riot fans!!

[Guest 18340]

R.I.P. Kevin, Headbangin' in Heaven

"Quiet Riot" singer found dead in Las Vegas By Dan Whitcomb
2 hours, 43 minutes ago



LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kevin DuBrow, lead singer of the popular U.S. 1980s heavy metal band Quiet Riot, has been found dead from unknown causes at his home in Las Vegas, authorities said on Monday.

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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 was under way on Monday to determine the cause of death.

"I can't even find the words to say," Quiet Riot drummer 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 Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, shot to the top of the Billboard charts with their smash 1983 album "Metal Health." It sold more than 6 million copies and is considered by many to be the first heavy metal record to top the pop charts.

The album's sales were spurred on by the band's monster hit, "Cum on Feel the Noize," featuring DuBrow's powerhouse vocal, and the song's video, which was played in heavy rotation on MTV.

Quiet Riot's follow-up albums did not sell nearly as well and DuBrow was essentially fired from the band amid the ensuing rancor.

DuBrow regrouped Quiet Riot in the 1990s and the band has since played sporadically, last releasing an album in October 2006.

(Editing by Bill Trott)

 

[daisy jane]

Yup, sad stuff. I read this online a few hours ago. I wonder how it happened.

 

[greenhead]

I read that the average age of death for North American pop/rock stars is 42, so he did better than the average. I was never a fan, but I did like their slade cover when I was a kid.

 

[Smoke68]

So sad to hear... Kevin, you will be missed...
May peace be with you wherever it is you may be.
Smoke68

 

[Guest 18340]

So sad to hear... Kevin, you will be missed...
May peace be with you wherever it is you may be.
Smoke68

Amen Smoke', amen

 

[Guest 18340]

I dont know about anybody else but i grew up to "Metal", and i remember buying a Quiet Riot picture disk and thinking it was the Sh it. I feel like a part of my youth is gone now
I guess im just one of those sentimental (old?) fools...

 

[Dr Dog]

I feel the same way, Quiet Riot were icons back in the day

 

[bingobongo]

RIP Kevin...Maybe Kevin and Mr. Rhoads will work on some new material on the other side.

Sad times mates,
BB

 

[Guest]

after reading "sad day for quiet riot fans", i expected to open the thread and read "quiet riot still sucks".

 

[Guest]

Definitely a sad moment. Quiet Riot definitely had a stake in launching heavy metal...Wonder why he just dropped dead at 52 yrs old in Las Vegas. People just dropping dead in Vegas is likely not going to be from natural causes. Who knows though.

 

[Verite]

I saw Quiet Riot warm up for Black Sabbath back in 1983 [no Ozzy, Ian Gillan from Deep Purple sang lead.] We had nosebleed seats and still the volume was at painful levels.

 

[Dr Dog]

Alas I never got to see them in 83 I was like 11, and growing up in the arctic area of Canada, it was hard to get a radio station, that did not play gospel on sundays, and country all other times.

Thank god for Much Music

 

[1stimer]

Quiet Riot will always have a special place in my heart. The first time I ever felt up a chick was to "Come On Feel the noise"