You could say that God feels the ‘Noise’ now … Drummer by Quiet Riot, Frankie Banali, died after his battle with pancreatic cancer.
Frankie died Thursday night in Los Angeles surrounded by lovers, according to his wife, Regina, who said he lost his 16-month battle with cancer. Frankie’s wife says that chemotherapy stopped working and that Frankie suffered a series of strokes, making it impossible to continue with a clinical trial.
The rocker was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer on April 17, 2019 and Regina says doctors had given him 6 months to live.
While Frankie was not the founder of the popular 80’s metal band, he debuted with Quiet Riot back in 1983 on their third album, “Metal Health”, and played drums on 12 of the band’s records.
Quiet Riot was the first metal band to top the Billboard charts with their mega-hit cover of “Cum on Feel the Noize” … which opens with Frankie’s signature LOUD sound on the drums.
This is the band his second loss … First singer Kevin Dubrow died back in 2007, and Frankie remembered him as his “dearest friend.”
Frankie also played drums for WASP, performing on 7 albums. He is survived by his wife and daughter, Ashley.
Frankie was 68.
REST IN PEACE
