Metal Sludge — Are you ready to Bang Your Head? Sources from the heart of Hollywood have told Metal Sludge that Rudy Sarzo is coming back to play bass in Quiet Riot. That’s the inside scoop and you heard it here first… Sarzo was a classic era original from the heyday of Quiet Riot as they went to #1 on the Billboard chart and ruled the airwaves with their 1983 Metal Health release on Pasha[…]
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Metal Sludge — After the recent passing of Frankie Banali on August 20th, the Quiet Riot band have started to talk about what the future holds. Guitarist Alex Grossi recently posted on social media with a message to the fans: “So great to see the outpouring of support from all over the world with regard to Quiet Riot‘s anouncement to continue. “Since meeting Kevin DuBrow, Frankie Banali and Chuck Wright when I joined the band in 2004, I have experienced both[…]
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“I FEEL GOOD” METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: Frankie Banali talks about Cancer, Kevin DuBrow, Jizzy Pearl & Taime Downe — With a new album set for this month plus constant new tour dates, pop-metal pioneers Quiet Riot and longtime drummer Frankie Banali simply can not be stopped. And that includes cancer. Banali, 68, just recently revealed he is suffering from stage four pancreatic cancer, yet the hard-hitting drummer keeps going like the Energizer[…]
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Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali is battling Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer LOS ANGELES, California — Sad news from the Quiet Riot camp. Frankie Banali has come forward to explain his absense from the band’s live shows in recent months. See Frankie Banali’s full statement below as shared online. Metal Sludge is wishing the very best for Frankie Banali, his family and band. ———————————- I’ve been asked by Frankie Banali to share the following message: <<I just[…]
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WHO’S ON FIRST Quiet Riot’s singer quits, what’s his Jizz rejoins and I don’t know who’s next Metal Sludge — Clearly this has surpassed the; “Are you fucking kidding me” stage and it’s now just common place. The 80’s rock world is kinda like Wal-Mart, only with musicians instead of stock boys or sales clerks. “Hey Bob, Jim won’t make it, he’s got a sore throat” tells a random co-worker to another, at[…]
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JERKS AND HATERS Frankie Banali of Quiet Riot talks about the internet a$$holes; “They don’t exist in my life.” Blabbermouth — QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali says that he doesn’t pay attention to critics who insist he never should have resurrected the band following the passing of original lead singer Kevin DuBrow. Speaking to Rock History Music, Banali said (hear audio below): “To give you an idea how many assholes there are out there, I remember that I did a post on Facebook, and[…]
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HOLLYWOOD NEW YEARS-A-GO-GO Quiet Riot, Adler’s Appetite, Faster Pussycat, Julian Lennon & Danzig LOS ANGELES — Here in Hollywood on the Sunset Strip, we ended the rock and roll year with four consecutive nights of big-time classic rock over New Year’s Eve weekend at the famed Whisky club. After a strong start by BulletBoys on Friday, Dec. 28, Metal Sludge caught up with the action on Saturday with Quiet Riot, followed by[…]
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SEANN NICOLS Former Singer For BOBBY BLOTZER’s RATT Says Drummer Is ‘Full Of S**t’ And ‘Not Above Board’ Blabbermouth — Former QUIET RIOT and ADLER’S APPETITE frontman Seann Nicols (a.k.a. Sheldon Tarsha) spoke to “The Classic Metal Show” about his experience of singing for Bobby Blotzer‘s version of RATT for one show in March 2017 at the Prairie Knights Casino & Resort in Fort Yates, North Dakota. “It was easy,” Seann said (hear audio below). “There was no contract to sign. I literally just packed my bags[…]
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OUCH! Frankie Banali on recent Quiet Riot singers: “By enlarge, they were karaoke Kevin DuBrow types that just didn’t work.” Interview By Robert Cavuoto My Global Mind — Quiet Riot has pumped out some great music since the 80s and in 2017 continues to show the world they are relevant with the release of their new CD; Road Rage via Frontier Records. Led by drummer Frankie Banali along with veteran bassist Chuck Wright, guitarist Alex Grossi, and new vocalist[…]
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TAKE 2 Quiet Riot’s “Road Rage” set for August via Frontiers Music Srl MelodicRock — Quiet Riot continues their historic journey in 2017 with their new album, “Road Rage”. Led by drummer Frankie Banali, who is joined by veteran bassist Chuck Wright (who has been in and out of the band since 1982), guitarist Alex Grossi (who has been in the band since 2004), and new vocalist James Durbin, the band continues to be an[…]
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