QUIET RIOT: Performance, Interview Footage Posted Online

November 27, 2007

Bay Area Backstage has posted a nine-minute video tribute to the late QUIET RIOT singer Kevin DuBrow, featuring performance and interview footage. Watch the clip below.

Commented Bay Area Backstage executive producer Michael Magic Kerman: "Without Kevin DuBrow and QUIET RIOT you would not have metal, or at least what we define as metal and '80s rock, period.

"I can remember seeing QUIET RIOT live at various arenas in the Bay Area and one show I will never forget — QUIET RIOT at the Omni at the height of the PEARL JAM flannel, I-am-cooler- than-you -because-I-wear -Doc-Martins, I-am-too-cool-for -metal-or- anything-that -does-not-fit- my-trend [era] — yeah, that time, you trendy fucks. So back to the Omni in the '90s. The metal masses came out in force to see QUIET RIOT in Oakland — yep, all 20 of us. It was a horrible turnout, but the ones who did show up caught the original lineup doing all the hits. Like a private concert for those lucky enough to venture into Oakland's mean streets.

"QUIET RIOT paid their dues and even bucked trends and lasted 'till this day in November — the day I found out Kevin DuBrow passed away.

"I can remember him being larger than life and very funny, with a quick wit and always a story. He was a friend to the show and a true gentlemen.

"I will crank up the tunes and bang my head like it was the '80s again. Yep, dust off my metal spikeband and remember my teen years. How they were filled with angst and rebellion. The only thing that got me threw those teenage years was my love for metal and music.

"Thanks, Kevin. Cheers!! R.I.P., brother."

Find more on

Prev More News Next

Comments Disclaimer And Information

BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).