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 (who first joined in 1978), guitarist Alex Grossi (who joined in 2004), vocalist Jizzy Pearl (who joined in 2013) and drummer Johnny Kelly (who joined in 2020).
Quiet Riot was formed in 1975 by vocalist Kevin DuBrow, guitarist Randy Rhoads, bassist Kelly Garni and drummer Drew Forsyth. [1] Garni left in late 1978, after an altercation with Rhoads in which he reportedly almost shot the vocalist. [2] He was later replaced by Rudy Sarzo, who was credited on Quiet Riot II despite not performing on the album. [3] Rhoads left in late 1979, after he was hired by Ozzy Osbourne to join his solo band. [4] Rhoads and DuBrow offered the guitarist position to Greg Leon, who joined early the next year alongside bassist Gary Van Dyke,and Drew Forsyth still on drums. [5] [6] The new lineup subsequently dropped the Quiet Riot moniker and briefly worked under DuBrow's name, changing personnel several times, although no new music was released except some unreleased songs that were supposed to be on a Quiet Riot III album. Only 1 new song, titled "Thunderbird", was performed. [1]
The band returned in September 1982 with DuBrow, Sarzo, guitarist Carlos Cavazo and drummer Frankie Banali. [7] [8] Sarzo would later leave in January 1985, [9] with Chuck Wright (who had performed with the group during its tenure as "DuBrow") taking his place. [1] Following several years of "outlandish and bratty behavior", DuBrow was fired from Quiet Riot in February 1987, [10] with the remaining members of the band claiming that the vocalist "had become a very serious detriment to Quiet Riot". [11] He was replaced by Rough Cutt frontman Paul Shortino, while Wright was replaced by Sean McNabb around the same time. [12] Both new members performed on the band's sixth studio QR , released in October 1988. [1] DuBrow sued Quiet Riot over use of the band name in 1989, leading to the group's dissolution. [1]
The vocalist subsequently formed Little Women, later to be renamed ‘Heat’ with English blues guitarist Sean Manning and composed songs together for a new album. They were joined by bassist Kenny Hillery and drummer Pat Ashby… the band was later renamed Quiet Riot once again upon the return of Cavazo in June 1991. [13] Ashby was soon replaced by Bobby Rondinelli, who performed on part of the 1993 release Terrified , before Banali returned to complete the album. [14] [15] Wright subsequently returned to the band in 1994, remaining for three years before Sarzo took his place again after reuniting with his former bandmates at a party hosted by Marilyn Manson. [7] The lineup of Quiet Riot remained stable for six years, during which time it released two studio albums – Alive and Well and Guilty Pleasures – except for three concerts in August 2002, in which former vocalist Shortino filled in for DuBrow for three concerts when DuBrow became ill with the flu. [16] In September 2003, it was announced that the band had broken up following differences between members. [17]
The group's breakup was short-lived, however, as just over a year later Quiet Riot returned with a lineup including DuBrow, Banali, former bassist Wright, and new guitarist Alex Grossi. [18] Grossi was briefly replaced by Tracii Guns in December 2005, [19] although he left after just a month due to musical differences. [20] Neil Citron recorded guitar for the band's eleventh studio album Rehab , while Billy Morris took over as touring guitarist. [21] Wright was also replaced briefly, by Tony Franklin in the studio, before both he and Grossi returned to the band. [22] Quiet Riot remained active for another year, when frontman DuBrow was found dead on November 25, 2007. [23] It was announced later that the singer had died of an "accidental cocaine overdose". [24] Banali later announced that the group would not continue. [25]
Three years after DuBrow's death, Quiet Riot reformed with new vocalist Mark Huff joining Grossi, Wright and Banali. [26] Huff was fired in January 2012, with former Montrose frontman Keith St. John taking his place for a string of shows in February. [27] Scott Vokoun was later enlisted as Huff's permanent replacement in March. [28] Vokoun remained in the group until the following November, when he was replaced by Love/Hate frontman Jizzy Pearl. [29] Pearl contributed to the band's first studio album in eight years, 2014's Quiet Riot 10 , before leaving in December 2016 to focus on his solo career, with Seann Nicols taking his place. [30] Nicols remained for only a few months, however, before he was replaced by James Durbin in March 2017. [31] Durbin later re-recorded Nichols's vocals for the album Road Rage . [32] In 2019, Durbin left to focus on his solo career, with Pearl returning to the band. On August 20, 2020, Banali passed away from pancreatic cancer, at the age of 68. He was eventually replaced by Danzig and former Type O Negative drummer Johnny Kelly. Nearly a year after Banali's death, Quiet Riot announced that bassist Rudy Sarzo was rejoining the band after an eighteen-year hiatus, once again replacing Chuck Wright.
| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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| Rudy Sarzo |
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| Alex Grossi |
| guitar |
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| Jizzy Pearl |
| lead vocals | Quiet Riot 10 (2014) | |
| Johnny Kelly |
| drums | none | |
| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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| Kevin DuBrow |
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| all Quiet Riot releases from Quiet Riot (1978) to Quiet Riot 10 (2014), except QR (1988) and '89 Live in Japan (2004) | |
| Drew Forsyth | 1975–1979 | drums |
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| Randy Rhoads | 1975–1979 (died 1982) | guitar | ||
| Kelly Garni | 1975–1978 | bass | ||
| Greg Leon | 1979–1982 |
| none | |
| Gary Van Dyke | 1980–1982 | bass | ||
| Carlos Cavazo |
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| Frankie Banali |
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| all Quiet Riot releases from Metal Health (1983) to Hollywood Cowboys (2019) except The Randy Rhoads Years (1993) | |
| Kjell Benner | 1985 | bass | — | |
| Chuck Wright |
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| Paul Shortino |
| lead vocals |
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| Sean McNabb |
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| Kenny Hillery | 1991–1994 (died 1996) | bass | Terrified (1993) | |
| Pat Ashby | 1991 | drums | — | |
| Bobby Rondinelli | 1991–1993 | Terrified (1993) | ||
| Matt Littell | 1995 | bass | Down to the Bone (1995) | |
| Bjorn Englen | 1995 | — | ||
| Ty Westerhoff | ||||
| Tracii Guns | 2005–2006 | guitar | ||
| Neil Citron | 2006 (session only) | Rehab (2006) | ||
| Tony Franklin | bass | |||
| Billy Morris | 2006 | guitar | — | |
| Steve Fister | ||||
| Mark Huff | 2010–2012 | lead vocals | ||
| Keith St. John | 2012 | |||
| Scott Vokoun | 2012–2013 | |||
| Seann Nicols | 2016–2017 | "The Seeker" - single (2017) [34] [a] | ||
| James Durbin | 2017–2019 |
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| Mike Dupke | 2019 | drums | — | |
| Period | Members | Releases |
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| May 1975 – late 1978 |
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| Late 1978 – November 1979 |
| none |
| November 1979 – September 1982 |
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| September 1982 – March 1985 |
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| March 1985 - late 1985 |
| none |
| January 1986 – February 1987 |
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| 1987–1989 |
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| Band inactive 1989–1991 | ||
| 1991 |
| none |
| 1991–1993 |
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| 1993–1994 |
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| 1994–1997 |
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| 1997 – August 21, 2002 |
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| August 22 – 24, 2002 |
| none |
| August 25, 2002 – September 2003 |
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| Band inactive September 2003 – October 2004 | ||
| October 2004 – December 2005 |
| none |
| December 2005 – January 2006 |
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| Early – mid-2006 |
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| 2006 |
| none |
| 2006 |
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| June 2006 – November 2007 |
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| Band inactive November 2007 – September 2010 | ||
| September 2010 – January 2012 |
| none |
| February 2012 |
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| March 2012 – November 2013 |
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| November 2013 – December 2016 |
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| December 2016 – March 2017 |
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| March 2017 – September 2019 |
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| September 2019 – August 2020 |
| none |
| August 2020 – October 2021 |
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| November 2021 – present |
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Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band founded in Los Angeles in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads and bassist Kelly Garni.
Metal Health is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band Quiet Riot, released on February 28, 1983. The album spawned two hit singles: the Slade cover "Cum On Feel the Noize" and "Metal Health". It was the band's first album to receive a worldwide release, as the first two were released only in Japan.
Randall William Rhoads 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). Rhoads was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021.
Kevin Mark DuBrow was an American singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Quiet Riot from 1975 until 1987, and again from 1993 until his death in 2007.
Francesco Felice Banali was an American rock drummer, most widely known for his work with heavy metal band Quiet Riot. His signature tone and iconic drum intros first became famous on their album Metal Health, which was the first metal album to hit number one on the Billboard charts and ushered in the 80's metal band era. He had been the band's manager since 1993. He had also played the drums in the heavy metal band W.A.S.P., as well as with Billy Idol. Banali was briefly a touring drummer for Faster Pussycat and Steppenwolf. In the last few months of his life, he was also an inclined painter.
Carlos Cavazo is a Mexican-American musician best known as the guitarist for heavy metal band Quiet Riot during their commercial peak. He has also played with Snow, 3 Legged Dogg, Hollywood Allstarz, and Ratt.
Thomas "Craig" Goldy is an American musician, best known as the guitarist of the rock bands Dio and Giuffria.
Rodolfo Maximiliano Sarzo Lavieille Grande Ruiz Payret y Chaumont is a Cuban-American hard rock/heavy metal bassist. He remains best known for his work with Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, and Whitesnake, and has also played with several well known heavy metal and hard rock acts including Manic Eden, Dio, Blue Öyster Cult, Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche, Devil City Angels, and the Guess Who. He re-joined Quiet Riot in 2021. He is the sole remaining member from the band’s “Metal Health” lineup.
Quiet Riot II is the second studio album by the American Heavy metal band Quiet Riot, released on December 2, 1978.
Terrified is the seventh album by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot. It is the band's first album in five years, and marks the return of singer Kevin DuBrow after his firing in 1987. It is bassist Kenny Hillery's only studio album with the band, and drummer Bobby Rondinelli plays on several songs. Many of the album's songs were featured in Charles Band's movie Dollman vs. Demonic Toys, with the album itself being released on Moonstone Records, the soundtrack offshoot of Band's film company Full Moon Entertainment.
Alive and Well is the ninth studio album by heavy metal band Quiet Riot. It was recorded following a reunion of the classic 1980s Quiet Riot lineup of Kevin DuBrow, Rudy Sarzo, Carlos Cavazo, and Frankie Banali. It featured eight new songs alongside updated versions of six of their classics, including "Cum On Feel The Noize", "Metal Health" and "Mama Weer All Crazee Now", as well as a cover of "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC. This track had previously been released on the AC/DC tribute album Thunderbolt: A Tribute To AC/DC.
Guilty Pleasures is the tenth studio album by Quiet Riot released in 2001. It was produced jointly by John Rollo and Quiet Riot. It is the last to feature guitarist Carlos Cavazo and bassist Rudy Sarzo, though Sarzo later appeared as a guest performer on the band's 2014 studio album Quiet Riot 10 and he eventually rejoined the band in 2021.
Rehab is the eleventh studio album released from the heavy metal band Quiet Riot in 2006. It is their first studio release since 2001's Guilty Pleasures, and is their final studio album to feature lead singer Kevin DuBrow before his death in November 2007.
Robert Sarzo, nicknamed "The VuDu Man", is a Cuban American guitarist. His career has spanned 40 years.
Robert Dennis James was an American singer best known for his work with the hard rock band Montrose.
Quiet Riot 10 is the twelfth studio album by the Rock band Quiet Riot, which was released on June 27, 2014. It is their first studio album since 1988's QR not to feature longtime and founding vocalist Kevin DuBrow in any newly recorded material, due to his death in November 2007. It is also the band's first album since reuniting in 2010. Although a studio album, the final four tracks on Quiet Riot 10 are live performances taken from some of the band's final shows with DuBrow in 2007. Love/Hate vocalist Jizzy Pearl joined the band in November 2013 and performs lead vocals on the six studio tracks.
Devil City Angels is an American rock supergroup formed by guitarist Tracii Guns, drummer Rikki Rockett (Poison), bassist Eric Brittingham (Cinderella), and vocalist and rhythm guitarist Brandon Gibbs.
Road Rage is the thirteenth studio album from the rock band Quiet Riot. This is the first album to feature American Idol alum James Durbin on lead vocals. The album was originally recorded with vocalist Seann Nicols, a former member of Adler's Appetite and Icon, and scheduled for release on April 21, 2017. Pre-orders for the album began on March 1, 2017, and the instant gratification track was titled "The Seeker". However, Nicols was fired from the band in March, and it was subsequently announced that the album would be postponed so that Nicols' vocals and lyrics could be replaced and re-recorded by Durbin. The track "The Seeker" was withdrawn from distribution at this point, and never saw release on the final version of Road Rage in any form. The album finally saw release on August 4, 2017. Billboard Magazine debuted the music video for the single "Can't Get Enough" directed by Regina Russell Banali on July 24, 2017.
Hollywood Cowboys is the fourteenth studio album by the Rock band Quiet Riot. The album was released on Frontiers Records on November 8, 2019, and was produced by drummer Frankie Banali. This is the last album to feature Banali before his death in 2020 from pancreatic cancer, and also their last to feature vocalist James Durbin and bassist Chuck Wright before their departures in 2019 and 2021 respectively.
