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Quiet Riot’s New Frontman Wasn’t Even Alive for the 80s (Or 90s), but You Wouldn’t Know It Listening to Him

Quiet Riot has a new singer in 23-year-old John Torra, and after making his performance debut with the band, fans are loving what they hear.

By Stephen Andrew Galiher

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Quiet Riot has a new frontman who wasn’t even alive in the 1980s (or the 1990s). You wouldn’t know it from the sound of his voice, however, and fans are loving him as the band’s new singer.

On Oct. 1, 2026, Quiet Riot debuted their new vocalist, 23-year-old John Torra, at a show at Cherokee Event Center in West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma. After clips of the concert made it online, Syracuse.com noted that fans are going wild for Torra. Some even noted how much he sounds like Quiet Riot’s late founding singer-vocalist Kevin DuBrow.

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“F**king incredible!! This kidd woke those guys rite up. Best thing,” one person commented. Someone else added, “Awesome performance, guys! I know that Kevin and Frankie [Banali, late QR drummer] are in heaven smiling........

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