Frankie Banali

Frankie Banali
Background information
Born	(1951-11-14) November 14, 1951 Queens, New York
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal, instrumental rock
Occupations	Musician Songwriter
Instruments	Drums, percussion
Years active	1975–present
Labels	Sony, Atlantic, Warner Bros., Pasha, RSM
Associated acts	Quiet Riot Hughes/Thrall W.A.S.P. Faster Pussycat Blackthorne Heavy Bones Dokken Billy Idol Steppenwolf
Website	Frankie Banali on Myspace

Frankie Banali (born November 14, 1951) is an American rock drummer, best known for his work with multi-platinum heavy metal band Quiet Riot. He has been the band's manager since 1994. He played drums in the heavy metal band W.A.S.P., as well as with Billy Idol. Banali was briefly a touring drummer for Faster Pussycat and Steppenwolf.

Frankie Banali's main influences include John Bonham (rock drumming), Buddy Rich, (traditional Jazz drumming), Simon Phillips, Dennis Chambers, and Vinnie Colaiuta.^[1]

In mid-2010, Banali had an online fundraiser via Kickstarter^[2] with his fiance Regina Russell for the production of a Quiet Riot documentary^[3] she is producing/directing.^[4][5] The project required a $20,000 minimum, and ultimately was successful. The final amount raised was nearly $24,000 and the film is in production. Amongst those donating was the mother of the late Quiet Riot singer Kevin DuBrow.

Partial discography (as a member of bands)

With Hughes/Thrall

• Hughes/Thrall (1982)

With Quiet Riot

• Metal Health (1983)
• Condition Critical (1984)
• QR III (1986)
• QR (1988)
• Terrified (1993)
• Down To The Bone (1995)
• Alive And Well (1999)
• Guilty Pleasures (2001)
• Rehab (2006)

With W.A.S.P

• The Headless Children (1989)
• The Crimson Idol (1992)
• Still Not Black Enough (1995)
• Unholy Terror (2001)
• Dying for the World (2002) (With Stet Howland)
• The Neon God: Part 1 - The Rise (2004)
• The Neon God: Part 2 - The Demise (2004) (Uncredited)

With Heavy Bones

• Heavy Bones (1992)

With Blackthorne

• Afterlife (1994)

Equipment

Sabian APX Cymbals

Milkweed (2000)

References

External links

• Frankie Banali's official website