Kevin DuBrow Died!!!

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"Quiet Riot Lead Singer Kevin Dubrow Dies

LAS VEGAS (AP) — 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.

"I can't even find words to say," Quiet Riot drummer Frank Banali wrote on his Web site. "Please respect my privacy as I mourn the passing and honor the memory of my dearest friend Kevin DuBrow."

Determination of the cause of death was pending an autopsy and toxicology results, Clark County coroner's spokeswoman Samantha Charles said."

When I was a freshman in high school, I thought Quiet Riot was the coolest band in the world (for a variety of contrarian reasons), followed closely by AC/DC.

Flash forward a bunch of years. I was playing a Joe Happy gig somewhere in the sticks (I think Deerfield), and there were fliers all over the place for the Quiet Riot show on the sked for the next weekend. I remember thinking: "So THAT'S what happened to Quiet Riot."