The Most Successful Bands To Change Singers While many bands have tried, only a few have been really successful with switching lead singers after they become famous. Let’s take a look of some of the best lead singer changes first…. Iron Maiden – Starting out with Paul Di’Anno, the band made a name for themselves and were poised for greatness. The band had a major label deal with EMI records in 1979. With Di’Anno at…
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Quiet Riot’s new MUSIC VIDEO just debuted. It’s for our latest single “Can’t Get Enough” from the new album “Road Rage” due out August 4th. The “Can’t Get Enough” video was directed by Regina Banali who also directed the documentary on the band. This marks the first music video Quiet Riot has done in 29 years. Check out our recent interview with QR drummer Frankie Banali here. The new album ROAD RAGE is out on August…
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XS ROCK: So, Quiet Riot now has James Durbin as lead vocalist. I’ve had a chance to listen to Road Rage and I think it’s going to surprise a lot of people. I was surprised that he was able to remind me of Kevin DuBrow‘s sound and style while still sounding like himself. Frankie: Yeah. One of the reasons that I wanted to bring James into the band was that I had to be conscious of…
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Artist: Quiet Riot Album: Road Rage Genre: Metal Label: Frontiers Music Srl. Release Date: August 4, 2017 Track Listing: 1. Can’t Get Enough 2. Getaway 3. Roll This Joint 4. Freak Flag 5. Wasted 6. Still Wild 7. Make a Way 8. Renegades 9. The Road 10. Shame 11. Knock em Down Band Members: Frankie Banali – drums Alex Grossi – guitars Chuck Wright – bass guitar James Durbin – vocals QUIET RIOT is a…
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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 unstoppable force in the rock ‘n roll world. “Road Rage” is set for release August 4,…
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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 unstoppable force in the rock ‘n roll world. Pre-Order “Road Rage” here: http://radi.al/RoadRage or at the links…
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Date Venue Jun 02 Court Square Lincolnton, NC Jun 04 The Boathouse Myrtle Beach, SC Jun 11 … Farmington Hills, MI Jun 16 Old Capital Tavern Sauk Rapids, MN Jun 17 Old Capital Tavern Sauk Rapids, MN Jun 23 Phase 2 Lynchburg, VA Jun 24 Downtown Big Spring, TX Jun 30 Paragon Casino Resort Marksville, LA Jul 01 Sundown Salute Junction City, KS Jul 07 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Santa Cruz, CA Jul 15 The…
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Today I had the privilege to sit down and talk with Alex Grossi. Most of you probably know Alex as the guitarist in Quiet Riot. But Alex is quite the journeyman of rock n’ roll and always seems to have a musical project going. Beautiful Creatures also features Alex on guitar along with Joe Leste (Bang Tango) on vocals, Kenny Kweens (Former L.A. Guns), Anthony Focx on guitar, and Timmy Russell on drums. The band have…
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Following the departure of singer Seann Nicols from QUIET RIOT, both Frontiers Music Srl and band leader Frankie Banali have made the joint decision to delay the release of the new QUIET RIOT record “Road Rage”until later this summer. Both the band and label feel that in order to truly represent QUIET RIOT’slineup, new lead singer James Durbin should be the vocalist on “Road Rage.” In order to execute that plan and promote the album…
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Well, if you thought it couldn’t get weirder for either camp Quiet Riot or Bobby Blotzer’s version of Ratt….it just did! Within less than a week after Frankie Banali and Quiet Riot parted ways with singer Seann Nicols…Bobby Blotzer has hired him as the new singer for his band. Blotzer is the sole original member in his version of Ratt vs Ratt: Featuring Stephen Pearcy, Warren De Martini, Juan Croucier and Carlos Cavazo. Check out…
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