Metal Health

Occupation

• Vocals: Kevin DuBrow
• Guitars: Carlos Cavazo
• Bass, Keyboards: Rudy Sarzo
• Drums: Frankie Banali

Metal Health is the title of the third studio album released in 1983 by the U.S. heavy metal band Quiet Riot. The title is an allusion to the English term " Mental Health " ( German: "mental health "; better: " mental state " ), which is also illustrated by the design of the album cover, which shows a man in a straitjacket and with a metal face mask; the straitjacket is provided with buttons that show the faces of the four members of Quiet Riot.

Background

Quiet Riot was launched in 1976 by ​​guitarist Randy Rhoads. Together with vocalist Kevin DuBrow, bassist Kelli Garni and drummer Drew Forsyth they took in 1978 and 1979 respectively on the two albums Quiet Riot and Quiet Riot II, but they were only released in Japan and remained commercially unsuccessful. The group broke up in 1979 when Rhoads accepted an offer to become a guitarist in the band of Ozzy Osbourne.

DuBrow started then with bassist Chuck Wright, drummer Frankie Banali and guitarist Carlos Cavazo the project " Dubrow ," the Wright still left to the debut album during the recording. Rudy Sarzo, the Osbournes after Rhoads ' tragic death of Ozzy band " Dubrow " came, replaced him, and the group changed its name to Quiet Riot.

Metal Health was released on 1 February 1983 and contained ten songs, the ballad Thunderbird has been dedicated to the late Rhoads. As a single, the cover of written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea Slade hits Cum on Feel the Noize was coupled out that climbed to # 5 on the U.S. singles chart ( had the original version of 1973 in the U.S. only can only reach number 98 ). As a result, the band had a sensational success: Metal Health is considered the first Heavy Metal album reached number one on the U.S. album charts. Quiet Riot as the American answer to Slade were henceforth traded.

Metal Health has been six times platinum.

Title list

Reception

Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic wrote about Metal Health, the " meteoric success of the album " should ", the band have more surprised than her critics and fans newfound ". The album was "not half as average as some would have it ." The title track would " still after all these years since the release of the album work." Although it "the best work of the band without question " was, Metal Health 've still " only the status of the one- hit wonders, the it is the inability of the band" owe, even " to publish anything that as befitting successor " only apply could.

Metal Health was first awarded on 12 September 1983 a gold record, already a month later with platinum. More platinum Auszechnungen followed: quadruple platinum was awarded on 24 November 1986, six times platinum on 23 May 1995 The Single Cum on Feel the Noize was also awarded on 12 December 1983 with a golden single..