Metal Health

Metal Health
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 28, 1983
StudioPasha Music House, North Hollywood, California
Genre
Length40:57
LabelPasha
ProducerSpencer Proffer
Quiet Riot chronology
Quiet Riot II
(1978)
Metal Health
(1983)
Condition Critical
(1984)
Singles from Metal Health
  1. "Cum On Feel the Noize"
    Released: July 1983
  2. "Metal Health (Bang Your Head)"
    Released: November 1983
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Metal Health is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band Quiet Riot, released on February 28, 1983, through Pasha Records. It was the band's first album to receive a worldwide release, and the first to feature guitarist Carlos Cavazo and drummer Frankie Banali. The album spawned two hit singles: the Slade cover "Cum On Feel the Noize" and "Metal Health".

Metal Health was the first heavy metal album to reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart, replacing The Police's Synchronicity at number one in November 1983. Due to its commercial success, Metal Health is regarded by some as the catalyst that opened the door for hair metal's immense popularity throughout the next several years. The album went on to sell more than ten million copies worldwide and over six million in the U.S. alone, being certified six-times platinum by the RIAA.

In 2015, "Sleazegrinder" of Louder included the song in his list of "The 20 Greatest Hair Metal Anthems Of All Time", placing it third. In 2018, Collin Brennan of Consequence included the album in his list of "10 Hair Metal Albums That Don’t Suck".