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- … Riot’s Kevin DuBrow Found Dead – News Story | Music…
- The Daily Cardinal: The University of Wisconsin’s Independent…
- Del Rio News-Herald
… Riot’s Kevin DuBrow Found Dead – News Story | Music…
MTV.com – Nov 26, 2007
Bill Chavis owner of Chavis Records the label that issued Quiet Riot’s last LP 2006′s Rehab also confirmed the news. “DuBrow’s body was found by friends on Sunday November 25 in his Las Vegas home” reads the label’s site. “As I mourn his death with a heavy heart I will remember hearing his voice and the music for the very first time on the radio back in 1983. I will remember all the great music Kevin and Quiet Riot gave to so many of us over the years and I will say ‘Thank you Kevin. May you rest in peace. ‘ “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… I will remember all the great music Kevin and Quiet Riot gave to so many of us over the years and I will say ‘Thank you Kevin. May you rest in peace. ‘ “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 zzy sbourne’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.
The Daily Cardinal: The University of Wisconsin’s Independent…
Daily Cardinal – Nov 26, 2007
The appeal of the absurdly chaotic and abrasive nature of The Dillinger Escape Plan might not be easily grasped by the musically squeamish but the acclaimed band?s tremendous following in the underground metal scene speaks for itself. Renowned for their technical expertise mind-twisting timing arrangements and remarkable intensity the success of the band?s last three albums prompted great anticipation for their latest release Ire Works. This is their most polished and experimental release yet and certainly one of the better releases of 2007. ?Fix Your Face? starts off like all the other DEP opening tracks: throat searing screams and a pandemonic burst of drum and guitar lunacy creating an atmosphere of discordant terror that is somehow still wonderful to the metal-trained ears. DEP?s guitar work has always been solid and with the effective use of the double-bass pedal on drums they rock especially hard on this track.
Del Rio News-Herald
Del Rio News Herald – Nov 26, 2007
Jericho who now sports short hair left the WWE in 2005 after losing a “You’re Fired” match against John Cena on Raw. Jericho had already told people within the company he was thinking about leaving wrestling citing a belief he was burned out and needed some time away from the ring. While away from the WWE Jericho has focused on his heavy metal band Fozzy and has been a commentator on a variety of entertainment shows including VH1′s Best Week Ever and I Love the 80s and has been on the cable channel proclaiming his love for heavy metal music. In the wake of Chris Benoit’s suicide and the death of his family Jericho was most recently seen on various television talk shows as a defender of the pro wrestling business. His defense of the business was articulate and at times humorous which helped to make him a regular on the circuit. While Jericho and rton probably won’t face off until Armageddon on Dec. 16 expect him at Raw tonight as the build up begins.