With the mask still on, he escapes through an air duct. He manages to get out of the chamber and his jacket. The video opens with a longhaired guy in a straightjacket wearing a mask trapped in a padded cell. In my mind “Metal Health” is the personification of heavy metal in the early ‘80s, one could argue this where the term ‘metalhead’ or ‘headbanger’ came from. Although both videos received heavy rotation on MTV, I prefer “Metal Health” over the more recognizable “Cum On Feel the Noise” because the latter is just a cover of a song by the band Slade released in 1973. Two music videos propelled Quiet Riot to superstardom: “Cum On Feel the Noise” and “Metal Health”. The band hit the road supporting Black Sabbath ( Born Again). It was the first heavy metal release to reach number one in the United States (Billboard Top 200). The record became Quiet Riot’s breakthrough, Metal Health. He was invited to play on a tribute track for Randy entitled “Thunderhead” and ended up recording an album. Randy Rhoads’ death in a plane crash while on tour with Ozzy Osbourne in March of 1982 brought Rudy Sarzo back into the Quite Riot fold. Rudy Sarzo claims the song “ Suicide Solution” originated as a Quiet Riot demo called “Force of Habit.” Since no one expected Quiet Riot to continue, a lot of the songs Rhoads had written for Quiet Riot were used on Ozzy’s first two albums but with different titles. Randy Rhoads left Quiet Riot in 1979 with then bassist Rudy Sarzo to join Ozzy Osbourne. The group often opened for Van Halen but were unable to land a recording deal themselves until 1977! Even then, their first two records: Quiet Riot (1977) & Quiet Riot II (1978) were released in Japan and not the United States. Established in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads and bassist Kenny Garni, Quiet Riot was originally a highly regarded LA strip band. The name Quiet Riot is rich in metal history. “Metal Health” is the personification of heavy metal in the early ‘80s, one could argue this is where the term ‘metalhead’ or ‘headbanger’ came from.
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