''Quiet Riot II'' is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band

Quiet Riot Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band founded in Los Angeles in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads and bassist Kelly Garni. The original lineup featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth, though th ...

, released on December 2, 1978.

Overview

As with Quiet Riot's debut album, ''Quiet Riot II'' was released only in Japan, and to this day has never been officially released anywhere else. This is the final Quiet Riot album to feature lead guitarist and founder Randy Rhoads, who departed the following year to join former

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vocalist

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in a new group. Although bassist

Rudy Sarzo Rodolfo Maximiliano Sarzo Lavieille Grande Ruiz Payret y Chaumont (born November 18, 1950) is a Cuban American hard rock/ heavy metal bassist. He remains best known for his work with Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, and Whitesnake, and has also played ...

is credited and pictured on the album cover, ''Quiet Riot II'' was recorded before he joined the band, and the work of bassist

Kelly Garni Kelly Garni is an American hard rock musician and photographer, best known as a founding member of the band Quiet Riot. He appears on the band's 1978 self-titled debut album, as well as their second album, '' Quiet Riot II'' the same year. Bi ...

is featured on the album. Tensions between Garni and vocalist Kevin DuBrow boiled over during the album's recording, with Garni hatching a plan to shoot and kill DuBrow at the studio. Garni was arrested and immediately fired from Quiet Riot. The track '' Afterglow (Of Your Love)'' is a cover of a song by

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, composed by

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and

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. The album's opening track, "Slick Black Cadillac", was re-recorded by Quiet Riot for their 1983 breakthrough album ''

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''.

Track listing

Personnel

Quiet Riot

* Kevin DuBrow - lead vocals * Randy Rhoads - guitars, organ, backing vocals * Drew Forsyth - drums,

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, backing vocals *

- bass (credited as band member but does not play on album)

Additional musicians

- bass, backing vocals (uncredited) *The Killer Bees - backing vocals

Production

*Warren Entner - producer, manager *Lee De Carlo - producer

References

{{Authority control 1978 albums Quiet Riot albums Randy Rhoads