Quiet Riot

The Quiet Riot drummer feels 'incredibly grateful.'

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In 1983, Quiet Riot became the first metal band to top the U.S. album chart — and just three years later, they watched their sales fall right off a cliff.

They were the first heavy-metal group to capture the top spot on the 'Billboard' Top 200 Albums chart.

With chiptune audio, classic video game characters and genre-defining '80s heavy metal acts, we and the Filthy Frackers bring you 'Monsters of Rock.'

Although pegged as a one-album wonder, Quiet Riot were incredibly influential in the rise of metal in the '80s.