Quiet Riot singer Kevin DuBrow was found dead in his Las Vegas home on November 25. The singer had recently celebrated his 52nd birthday in New Orleans. Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali confirmed DuBrow’s death in a statement e-mailed to Spain’s ‘The Metal Circus.’

“I can’t even find the words to say. Please respect my privacy as I mourn the passing and honor the memory of my dearest friend Kevin DuBrow,” he wrote.

Kelly Garni, the Riot’s bassist, also posted a message on the web confirming the death. “I ask this to all of you not only for myself but for other friends and family. I ask that no one here offer any speculation or opinions, theories or other things that could be construed as negative or, and I’m sorry for this, even sympathetic, right at this immediate time,” said Garni. “I am already within hours of this having to deal with untrue rumors and speculation and that only adds fuel to that.”

Details about the cause of death are not immediately available. Garni added that he would inform fans of details when the information was available.

Now I’m not a huge Quiet Riot fan or anything, but I did see them live back in 2000, in Middletown Ohio at a little bar called Zodiacs(god knows what the place is called now).  There were a lot of mullets and a lot of cheap beer, and they cut out after playing only four songs, blaming “electrical problems.”

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