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Proffer produced the first heavy metal record, Quiet Riot's Metal Health, to reach the top of the pop charts, selling six million albums. His Children of the Sun collaboration with Billy Thorpe spawned an animated laser choreography of an album in planetariums across North America.
A record producer named Spencer Proffer, who had worked with the likes of Tina Turner and the Beach Boys, heard a song on the radio – Slade’s 1973 glitter-rock anthem “Cum on Feel the Noize” – and determined that, paired with the right band, one that excelled in what he called “audience participation rock,” it could be resurrected ...
But DuBrow's fortunes changed when they came in contact with a veteran record producer named Spencer Proffer, who approached them with a deal: If they recorded a cover of Slade’s “Cum on Feel the Noize,” a song he believed could be a hit, he would put them in the studio and also cut a few of their originals.
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In September 1982, with help from producer Spencer Proffer, Quiet Riot finally signed a US recording contract with CBS Records and the album Metal Health was released on March 11, 1983. The group's landmark single " Cum On Feel the Noize " was released on August 27, 1983.
Mar 11, 2016 · Quiet Riot took metal to the mainstream with the release of Metal Health on March 11, 1983. The record became the first heavy metal disc to capture the top spot on Billboard 's Top 200...
- Sterling Whitaker
Metal Health is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band Quiet Riot, released on February 28, 1983. The album spawned the hit singles "Cum On Feel the Noize" and "Metal Health". It was the band's first album to receive a worldwide release, as the first two were released only in Japan.
Jan 12, 2024 · Quiet Riot were originally formed in Los Angeles in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads, joined swiftly by frontman Kevin DuBrow. By the time of their breakthrough a decade later, Rhoads was gone, his place taken by Carlos Cavazo and the lineup completed by bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Frankie Banali.
