Quiet Riot consists of Carlos Cavazo (guitar), Frankie Banali (drums), Kevin Dubrow (vocals), Rudy Sarzo (bass).
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, whose 1983 & 1984 success started the 1980s' glam metal scene. They were founded in 1975 by vocalist Kevin DuBrow. The original lineup featured Randy Rhoads ( guitar), Kelli Garni ( bass) and Drew Forsyth ( drums). The name "Quiet Riot" appears to come from a phrase in John Barth's 1960s novel Giles Goat-Boy. They are ranked at number 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".
After failing to break out of the Los Angeles metal scene with a record contract (unlike their contemporaries Van Halen), the band eventually scored a deal with Columbia Records in Japan.
Following the death of Randy Rhoads in a plane crash on March 19, 1982, DuBrow attempted to reform Quiet Riot. None of the other original members were interested, so Tony Cavazo's brother Carlos joined as lead guitarist, Rudy Sarzo re-joined the band on bass, and Rudy's friend, drummer Frankie Banali, completed the line up.
In September 1982 they were signed to CBS records in America, and on March 11, 1983, their American debut album Metal Health was released. (Their two previous albums, QR I & QR II, have still not been released in the United States).
On August 27, 1983, Quiet Riot's second single "Come on Feel the Noise" (a remake of one of Slade's big U.K. hits from 1973) was released; it spent two weeks at #5 on the chart. It was the first heavy metal song to make the Top 5 on Billboard Magazine's "Hot 100 singles chart" and it was the first of a string of Slade sound-alikes recorded by the group. The success of the single helped carry Metal Health to the top of Billboard Music Charts pop album charts, making it the first heavy metal album to ever reach #1.
