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Francesco Felice Banali (November 14, 1951 – August 20, 2020) [1] was an American rock drummer, most widely known for his work with heavy metal band Quiet Riot.His signature tone and iconic drum intros first became famous on their album Metal Health, which was the first metal album to hit number one on the Billboard charts and ushered in the 80's metal band era.
The album was released on Frontiers Records on November 8, 2019, and was produced by drummer Frankie Banali. [1] This is the last album to feature Banali before his death in 2020 from pancreatic cancer (to which he was diagnosed with not long before its release), [ 2 ] and also their last to feature vocalist James Durbin and bassist Chuck ...
Frankie Banali, the longtime Quiet Riot drummer who helped transform the little-known band into a 1980s heavy-metal juggernaut with his infectious beats, has died at the age of 68. During the mid ...
The classic Metal Health lineup of Quiet Riot in 2002, left to right: Kevin DuBrow, Rudy Sarzo, Frankie Banali and Carlos Cavazo. Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in May 1975, the group originally included vocalist Kevin DuBrow, guitarist Randy Rhoads, bassist Kelly Garni and drummer Drew Forsyth. The current lineup features bassist Rudy Sarzo ...
The group released the album Metal Health in early 1983, and achieved massive success. The group's cover of Slade's “Cum On Feel The Noize” and “Metal Health (Bang Your Head)” were giant ...
After the departure of Chris Holmes, Blackie Lawless began recording The Crimson Idol with guitarist Bob Kulick and continuing drummer Frankie Banali. [15] The album was intended to be released under the moniker "Blackie Lawless and W.A.S.P.", with the eponymous frontman performing vocals, bass and rhythm guitar. [16]
Two months later, Quiet Riot's fourteenth studio album, and second and last to feature Durbin, Hollywood Cowboys, was released. [69] On August 20, 2020, Banali died from pancreatic cancer, which he had been diagnosed with sixteen months earlier, [6] leaving him as the second member of the Metal Health-era lineup to die, following DuBrow in 2007 ...
By the end of their performance, the band are surrounded by the military who are ordered by their commander to open fire. DuBrow then awakes on a tour bus to find himself surrounded by the rest of the band and together watch an announcement on TV which states: "In Washington, Congress has just passed legislation that requires record companies ...