Quiet Riot Lead Singer, Kevin DuBrow, Dead at 52 (VIDEO)

The original band was started by Randy Rhoads in 1975, but broke up in 1979 when Rhoads went on to join Ozzy Osbourne's band.

Kevin DuBrow died at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to TMZ.com. He was 52. The Clark County coroner's office was examining the body to determine the cause of death, according to TMZ.

(LAS VEGAS) - The lead singer of the 1980s heavy metal band Quiet Riot, has died.

Kevin DuBrow died at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to TMZ.com. He was 52. The Clark County coroner's office was examining the body to determine the cause of death, according to TMZ.

The original band was started by Randy Rhoads in 1975, but broke up in 1979 when Rhoads went on to join Ozzy Osbourne's band.

In 1980, DuBrow formed a band he named DuBrow, which also included brothers Tony and Carlos Cavazo.

After Rhoads' death in 1982, Dubrow changed the name of the band to Quiet Riot, which his record company felt would allow the band to capitalize on wide name recognition.

Quiet Riot hit the top of the charts with its 1983 album, "Metal Health". The album was driven by the group's cover of Slade's "Cum on Feel the Noize," which spent two weeks at #5 on the Billboard chart on November 19 & 26, 1983.

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"Metal Health" reached #1 on November 26, 1983, making Quiet Riot the first heavy metal band to have a top 5 hit & #1 album the same week. A #1 album and a top 5 single was unheard of for a heavy metal band in 1983.

The Metal Health album also displaced The Police's Synchronicity album from #1. The Quiet Riot version is also featured in the popular video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City by Rockstar North, which takes place in 1986.

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