Singer Guy Speranza (March 12, 1956 – November 8, 2003) had difficulty melding his religious convictions with his role in the band and was replaced by Rhett Forrester (September 22, 1956 – January 22, 1994) for the next album, Restless Breed (1982). Though a striking frontman, any hope of a major breakthrough was sunk by a combination of Forrester’s erratic behaviour on the road, a changing of the guard at Elektra, and the 1983 success of Quiet Riot ‘s cover of ” Cum on Feel the Noize “. The next album, Born in America , (1983) was self-financed by Steve Loeb and was released on Quality Records , an independent Canadian label. A note on the reverse of the album tried to explain away would-be fans’ confusion between Riot and the now No. 1-selling Quiet Riot, but support melted away, leading to the band’s disintegration.
Singer Guy Speranza (March 12, 1956 – November 8, 2003) had
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