Quiet Riot’s new singer John Torra had to prove his voice wasn’t AI before the band hired him. Manager Regina Banali suspected the 23-year-old’s viral audition videos were faked because he sounded so much like the late Kevin DuBrow, Rolling Stone reports. Torra passed every test, joined Rudy Sarzo, Alex […]
The story of Marq Torien’s guitar audition for Ozzy to replace Brad Gillis/Randy Rhoads with commentary from Ozzy, Rudy Sarzo, and Tommy Aldridge. Entire story located here: https://youtu.be/rPqWmZwkzK4 #ozzyosbourne #randyrhoads #nightranger
How Frankie Banali ended up joining W.A.S.P. on The Headless Children album/tour while Quiet Riot were working overseas. The money and personalities behind the scenes got complicated fast. See what was really going on between Chris Holmes and Blackie Lawless, and why Holmes now points to those days as a […]
A full in bloom News Brief w/ Carmine Appice Interview -Description: Frankie Banali’s widow, Regina, weighs-in on the Motley Crue/Nikki Sixx/Carmine Appice/Mick Mars drama w/ bonus interview covering Carmine’s drum sound for Quiet Riot’s Metal Health w/ engineer Duane Baron. Hit the subscribe button & click the bell if you […]
A full in bloom News Brief – Former Tommy Lee bandmate Greg Leon talks about how he met Tommy, Suite 19, Dokken, Quiet Riot, visiting during Motley Crue’s Theatre of Pain sessions and seeing someone other than Nikki Sixx playing bass, and helping Mick Mars get his guitar sound. Entire […]
