Vocalist Kevin DuBrow of Quiet Riot Found Dead in Vegas

Huliq.com ^ | 11/26/2007

[RockinRight]

Quiet Riot vocalist Kevin DuBrow was found dead at his home in Las Vegas on Sunday. Friends reportedly went to his home and found the singer. The musician was 52.

DuBrow started the heavy metal band Dubrow in 1980 and later changed the name to Quiet Riot. The group released an album “Mental Health” that took them to the top of the charts. They were the first metal band to receive number one status on their debut album.

Their latest album “Rehab” was released in 2006. Most recently, the group performed in July at glam metal festival “Rocklahoma” and at a free concert in mid September for service members at Kessler AFB in Biloxi, MS. - Source: Bitten and Bound Copyright

A story on Kevin DuBrow published in Rock Confidential writes that "In 1980, DuBrow formed a band he named DuBrow. That band later became Quiet Riot and with the release of Metal Health they stormed to the top of the charts. Quiet Riot was the first metal band to achieve number one status on their (U.S. release) debut album. Songs like “Cum on Feel the Noize” and “Metal Health (Bang Your Head)” launched them into national fame."

[omega4179]

I love this video Kevin was a great frontman. The headbanging at 1:19 is very angus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewvn3OmGpQY

[RockinRight]

RIP to one of the great 80s frontmen.

[Viking2002]

Man, we lose Kevin and Sean Taylor back to back. I'm feeling real mortal at the moment. R.I.P., Gator Mouth. You'll be missed. But you and Randy Rhoads ought to be getting ready the shred the skies right about now.

[windcliff]

ping

[RockinRight]

Looks like it was drugs. Cocaine OD to be precise. I was hoping that just once, it wasn’t drugs that killed an 80s rock legend...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,316385,00.html

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

Please add me to your Rockin’ 80’s Ping.

Muchas Gracias!

(To read more about my 1980’s love of music, click on my Profile).

[Grizzled Bear]

Metal Ping

Let me know if I missed anybody!

[Grizzled Bear]

They were playing a gig at a nudist resort, in front of a bunch of naked old people.

Ewww! I guess they could tell if the crowd was excited!

[RockinRight]

Done. And nice profile!

[rabidralph]

“would you feel better if they was pushed out a window, Little Girl?”—Archie Bunker’s reply to Gloria, concerning an untimely death.

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

Thanks so much, Rock!

[Vigilantcitizen]

Rooooock.....Lobster.

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

Quite honestly, “Rock Lobster” is one of my least favorite B-52’s song.... the beat is fine, but it’s just obnoxious.... I go more for the classic Cindy-Kate duets, such as “Cake”, “Nip It In The Bud”, “Roam”, and more....