Quiet Riot Lead Singer Kevin Dubrow Dead at 52

[Zoneboy]

Link (http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/music-news-story/ar/_a/quiet-riot-singer-dubrow-found-dead/20071126132709990001)

LAS VEGAS (Nov. 26) - Kevin Dubrow, lead singer for the 1980s heavy metal band Quiet Riot that scored a hit with "Cum on Feel the Noize," was found dead in a Las Vegas home. He was 52.

The cause was not immediately known.

A neighbor summoned police and paramedics Sunday to the house where he was pronounced dead, police and coroner's officials said.

There was no forced entry, and no suspicious circumstances were reported, police Officer Jose Montoya said Monday.

Quiet Riot was perhaps best known for its 1983 cover of "Cum on Feel the Noize." The song, featuring Dubrow's powerful, gravelly voice, appeared on the band's album "Metal Health" - which was the first by a metal band to reach No. 1 on the Billboard chart.

DuBrow recorded his first solo album in 2004, "In for the Kill," and the band's last studio CD, "Rehab," came out in October 2006.

[Dean Winchester]

very sad, Metal Health had a lot of great songs off it. RIP :(

[catlover79]

:rip:

[AB]

Very sad news.

[ComedyGuy]

(CNN) -- Kevin DuBrow, the lead singer of the 1980s heavy metal band Quiet Riot, has died, CNN has confirmed. He was 52.

DuBrow died at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to TMZ.com. The Clark County coroner's office was examining the body to determine the cause of death, according to TMZ.

"I'm at a loss for words. I've just lost my best friend," Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali told CNN. "Out of respect for both Kevin and his family, I won't comment further. There's going to be a lot of speculation out there, and I won't add to that. I love him too much."

Quiet Riot hit the top of the charts with its 1983 album, "Metal Health," considered by some sources as the first heavy metal album to hit No. 1. The album was driven by the group's cover of Slade's "Cum on Feel the Noize," which hit the Top 40.

The band's other hits included "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)" and another Slade cover, "Mama Weer All Crazee Now."

The band formed in the mid-1970s behind DuBrow and guitarist Randy Rhoads, who later joined Ozzy Osbourne's band and died in a tour accident. After several years, during which time the band disbanded, regrouped and built an audience, everything came together for "Metal Health," which put Quiet Riot in the vanguard of the Los Angeles heavy metal movement.

But the band's rushed follow-up, "Condition Critical," didn't do as well, and DuBrow started taking shots at other L.A. bands, such as Motley Crue and Ratt, according to Allmusic.com. Within a few years, the band had mutinied (leaving DuBrow at a hotel in Hawaii while other members returned to California, Allmusic's Eduardo Rivadavia observes) and taken on a new lead singer. The bad blood prompted a lawsuit from DuBrow.

By the 1990s tempers had calmed and the band got together again, putting out a live album in 1999 and a new studio set, "Guilty Pleasures," in 2001. According to Allmusic, the band broke up once more after its release.

[ABlairican Pie]

That is so sad, on the day before my birthday as well. I remember seeing Quiet Riot on this music video program on ABC in 1983, where they were singing "Cum On Feel the Noize" and other songs, a while before anyone knew who they were outside of L.A., and I thought, wow, what a cool singer, he looks great and SOUNDS great, a perfect shriek in his voice! Then 'Metal Health' came out, and when they started being played all over the place, I got to call them and talk to them live at KISW in Seattle when they made an appearance that year!! :cool: It was so cool, and they were funny!!


QUIET RIOT IS THE ONE BAND RESPONSIBLE FOR WHY METAL WAS ON THE CHARTS BACK IN THE 80'S!!! :rock: :guitar:

RIP, Kevin, you were the Mouth that rocked, and even though you screwed up big time, we still loved ya. :crying: :rip: Party hearty with Randy and all the other dudes up there. :cheers:

[BensonFan]

I just have to say I STILL crank "Cum On Feel The Noize" everytime it comes on the radio. Great song!! :guitar: :rock:

RIP, Kevin. Thanks for the music.
:rip:

[ABlairican Pie]

QUIET RIOT bassist Chuck Wright has released the following statement to MelodicRock.com regarding the passing of the group's lead singer, Kevin DuBrow:

"I'm completely shocked and devastated. I've truly lost a brother and it's a very sad loss for the world of rock n' roll. I'm so very fortunate to have been a part of his life these past 26 years. I have so many fond memories and it's a blessing that these recent few years have been so great with the band. There is no reason to say 'I wish we could have...' We did! I still can't believe I won't be sharing the stage with his larger-than-life presence ever again. The man left a mark wherever he went and I'm heartbroken that he is no longer with us."

QUIET RIOT's latest studio CD, "Rehab", was released on October 3, 2006. The lineup on the album was Kevin DuBrow, Frankie Banali, Tony Franklin and Neil Citron.

QUIET RIOT was the first metal band to top the Billboard chart and is perhaps best known for its cover of SLADE's "Cum on Feel the Noize".

In 2004, DuBrow recorded a collection of cover versions for his first solo album, "In for the Kill".

[ABlairican Pie]

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett has released the following statement regarding the passing of QUIET RIOT singer Kevin DuBrow:

"I have known Kevin DuBrow for close to 20 years or so. QUIET RIOT put metal on the radio in the early '80s in spite of the vanilla new wave surge of DURAN DURAN clones at the time. However he died or why, let's just remember the colossal contributions that he made. Rest in peace, my brother."

According to The Associated Press, a neighbor summoned police and paramedics Sunday (November 25) to the Las Vegas home where the 52-year-old Dubrow was pronounced dead at 5:20 p.m., police and coroner's officials said.

There was no forced entry at the house, and no suspicious circumstances were reported, police Officer Jose Montoya said.

The cause and manner of death were not immediately known, pending an autopsy and toxicology results, Clark County coroner's spokeswoman Samantha Charles said.

[ABlairican Pie]

Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) has released the following statement to MelodicRock.com regarding the passing of QUIET RIOT singer Kevin DuBrow:

"We are all grieving.

"Kevin and I were brothers. We spoke daily, and I mean on the phone, not e-mail.

"The Kevin that I knew was a beautiful human being. He was kind, giving, nurturing. And generous. He would stay at my L.A. home when he was in town. I never saw Kevin loaded. He respected my sobriety. He always spoke how about the change of my lifestyle, and how he also wanted to change his.

"The last conversation I had with him 10 days ago was about this subject; he said he had to make some life changes. I was so happy and elated to hear this.

"Gabi [Glenn's wife] and I spoke to him last on Friday, November 16. He wanted to know if I could pick him up at LAX. On the 23rd, the day of a party at my house. Then there was nothing, no communication. Zero. Come Thanksgiving I knew something was strange. At the house, Kevin's room was prepared as always, with his fave candies next to the bed. He always requests them when he stays. I thought, he's gonna come jumping through the door any minute and demand to play the winner of the pool game between Chad Smith and myself.

"As the party ended, Gabi and I spoke of his absence. She was very upset. All along, I felt something seriously wrong. Come Sunday morning, I couldn't take it anymore and called Lark Williams, Kev's ex-girlfriend. She was in San Francisco. I asked her if she knew a paramedic who could go over to Kev's house and investigate. Dana, the medic, got in the house only to find my sweet brother at peace.

"I am completely shellshocked. We were planning to go to Hawaii for some relaxation in the New Year.

"For those of you that didn't know him, he was a true, true friend.

"l'm gonna miss our dinners at the Palm in Beverly Hills. I'm gonna miss his loud voice bellowing through my house. I'm gonna miss those oh-so-corny jokes. We all will miss him.

"Sleep well, brother. Your legacy is in good hands with me.

"Your loving brother, Glenn."

Glenn Hughes made a guest vocal appearance on QUIET RIOT's latest studio CD, "Rehab", which was released on October 3, 2006. The lineup on the album was Kevin DuBrow, Frankie Banali, Tony Franklin and Neil Citron.

QUIET RIOT was the first metal band to top the Billboard chart and is perhaps best known for its cover of SLADE's "Cum on Feel the Noize".

In 2004, DuBrow recorded a collection of cover versions for his first solo album, "In for the Kill".

[Dean Winchester]

were they really the first metal band to hit #1 tho? AC/DC did it in 1981 with For Those About To Rock, and it can be argued Led Zeppelin were metal also.

Either way, it's very sad it happened but I keep seeing the "first metal band to have a #1 album in America" thing and I disagree because I know of at least AC/DC before them, and Zeppelin too if one wants to classify them as such

[Skywalker]

:( R.I.P. Kevin

[ABlairican Pie]

were they really the first metal band to hit #1 tho? AC/DC did it in 1981 with For Those About To Rock, and it can be argued Led Zeppelin were metal also.

Either way, it's very sad it happened but I keep seeing the "first metal band to have a #1 album in America" thing and I disagree because I know of at least AC/DC before them, and Zeppelin too if one wants to classify them as suchI guess it's because AC/DC never really considered themselves metal and despised the term, actually. They pretty much thought of themselves as just very hard, raucous rock. Led Zeppelin have been credited with being very instrumental in helping create metal in the late 60's, but they never considered themselves metal, either. Their whole "heaviness" was based in John Bonham's drum sound and their trying to sound huge. It's strange, because back in 1983, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden were "true" metal, but they didn't hit #1, and even though there was a definite pop element in Quiet Riot's tunes ("Cum On Feel the Noize" was a cover by 70's British glam band Slade), early 80's L.A. metal was a little ways off yet from being called "hair metal". As far as the industry in Hollywood--and everyone else--was concerned, it was metal. Strangely enough, clubs in L.A. didn't even think METALLICA was metal back then!! :eek: That says something right there!!

[gidgetgrape]

I was shocked and saddened to read this.

[phoebe7165]

I can't say I was a huge Quiet Riot fan but it's always very sad to hear about the passing of somebody who is in the same genre of music that you listen to alot. I liked "Cum on Feel the Noize" but I like "Bang Your Head" more.

RIP, Kevin, adding another talent to that rock & roll heaven.:rip:

[ABlairican Pie]

From MTV.com:

Dec 10 2007 7:47 PM EST

Quiet Riot Singer Kevin DuBrow Died Of Cocaine Overdose: Report

Coroner said toxicology results, which were released Monday, show that musician died of accidental drug overdose.

By Chris Harris

Two weeks after news of his death first made headlines, the autopsy results on late Quiet Riot frontman Kevin DuBrow — who was found in his Las Vegas home November 25, dead at age 52 — were released Monday (December 10), according to The Associated Press. DuBrow reportedly died of an accidental cocaine overdose.

The wire service claims Clark County coroner spokeswoman Samantha Charles confirmed the cause of death following the receipt of toxicology results, also on Monday.

DuBrow's death was ruled accidental, and according to a spokesperson for the Las Vegas police department, there were no signs of forced entry at the home, and police have not suspected foul play.

According to those close to the singer, DuBrow celebrated his birthday the month before in New Orleans and seemed to be in good health.

Shortly after DuBrow's death, Quiet Riot bassist Kelly Garni asked fans to be patient and not rush to assumptions.

"I ask this to all of you not only for myself but for other friends and family," Garni wrote in a message posted on a Web site honoring the memory of Quiet Riot founding member Randy Rhoads. "I ask that no one here offer any speculation or opinions, theories or other things that could be construed as negative or, and I'm sorry for this, even sympathetic, right at this immediate time. I am already, within hours of this, having to deal with untrue rumors and speculation and that only adds fuel to that. There is a tendency for the subject of Kevin to incite flames on every board, and now is not the time for that. I will explain to everyone here the facts and the truth in the next 24 to 48 hours as I realize this will affect us all. So please, until then, be patient. All details and other pertinent info will be passed on to you here when it becomes available to me."

Many other fellow rockers and fans — including Glenn Hughes, Nikki Sixx and others — shared fond memories of DuBrow following his death.

Credited with helping to launch the 1980s glam-metal scene, Quiet Riot are perhaps best known for their cover of Slade's "Cum on Feel the Noize," which appeared on 1983's Metal Health and eventually peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album is widely considered the first by a metal band to reach the chart's #1 position.

Rhoads formed Quiet Riot in 1975, but the group split four years later when he left to join Ozzy Osbourne's band (Rhoads died in a plane crash in 1982). DuBrow launched his own band, called DuBrow, and later reverted to the Quiet Riot name.

While Metal Health put Quiet Riot on the map, the band's subsequent releases weren't as well-received. Not helping the situation were some of DuBrow's comments: During the '80s, the singer was notorious for deriding contemporary metal bands in interviews and even lashed out at the press and the band's label. Toward the conclusion of the band's 1987 tour, DuBrow was fired from Quiet Riot; he was left behind in a hotel, while the rest of the band took an earlier flight. However, Quiet Riot's career with new singer Paul Shortino met with even less success.

The members gradually reunited under the Quiet Riot moniker in the early '90s and continued to tour and record consistently until DuBrow's passing. In 2004, DuBrow released a collection of covers as his first solo LP, In for the Kill.