John Torra, 23, Makes Triumphant Debut as Quiet Riot's New Frontman

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Watch Quiet Riot’s New 23-Year-Old Singer Belt Out ‘Cum On Feel The Noize’ at Debut Concert

John Torra has basically lived out the plot of the 2001 Mark Wahlberg movie Rock Star by landing a role as the lead singer of one his favorite bands, and nailing it on the first night

By Andy Greene

Andy Greene

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October 2, 2026

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Just five years after wandering the halls of his Long Island high school with Quiet Riot ‘s 1983 cassette Metal Health playing on his Walkman, John Torra made his debut as the group’s new frontman during an explosive show at the Cherokee Casino in West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma.

Check out fan-shot video where he summons the spirit of original lead singer Kevin DuBrow on the band’s twin 1983 hits “Cum On Feel the Noize” and “Metal Health (Bang Your Head),” stunning even his bandmates. (If this story feels familiar, it’s basically a real-life version of the 2001 Mark Wahlberg movie Rock Star, which was a heavily fictionalized, to the point of absurdity, take on Judas Priest replacement singer Tim “Ripper” Owens’ saga. )

As Torra told Rolling Stone earlier this week, his life forever changed when his father played him Van Halen’s “Mean Streets” at age 14. “The intro to that song is very unique,” Torra said. “I was like, ‘What is that?’ And he goes, ‘That’s a guitar.’ I said, ‘A guitar can do that?’ When that happened, everything changed. That’s when I became obsessed and developed a passion for this genre and this lifestyle.”

Within a few years, Torra was playing in metal bands across Long Island, belting out songs by Skid Row, Cinderella, Ratt, and yes, Quiet Riot, with incredible power and force. He auditioned for Skid Row this year, but didn’t hear anything back, and then tried again with Quiet Riot, creating an Instagram video that quickly went viral. Within days, Quiet Riot manager Regina Banali – widow of original Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali – called him up.

“I kind of froze because I was like, ‘I know who this is,’” Torra said. “She wanted to see what my story was, if I was looking to do this for my life, and was willing to sacrifice.”

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_Originally reported by [Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/quiet-riot-new-singer-cum-on-feel-the-noize-1235636026/)._