Frankie Banali

Frankie Banali was best known for his career as a drummer for the band Quiet Riot. He became part of the band DuBrow, which was composed of Dana Strum, Chuck Wright, Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, and Kevin Dubrow. The group changed their name to Quiet Riot after the original band members split up. Banali is well known for his drum intros which you will be familiar with when you listen to the song Cum on Feel the Noize, L. A. Woman, and Mony Mony. 

Banali took on the reigns of being the band’s manager in 1994, but they disbanded in 2003 after they released three albums. DuBrow and Banali reunited to reform Quiet Riot and were able to release one last album called Rehab. In 2010, Banali put his investments once more in reforming Quiet Riot, this time with Wright and Grossi. They released 10. Banali was inducted into the Hall of Heavy Metal History for his contribution to playing heavy metal drums.