Kevin Dubrow, 52, Quiet Riot Lead Singer
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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 yesterday in a Las Vegas home. He was 52.
Paramedics failed to revive Dubrow, whose cause of death was being investigated by the Clark County coroner. Police reported no suspicious circumstances.
“Cum on Feel the Noize” features Dubrow’s powerful, gravelly voice. It appeared on the band’s album “Metal Health” (1983) 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.
