The first Metal concert Melissa Whitney attended was in 1979 at The Star Baby, a venue more used to playing disco music. That evening a pre-fame Quiet Riot were performing, including a young Randy Rhoads on guitar. Melissa’s love of the band would lead to her forming a bond of …

Following a battle with pancreatic cancer, drummer Frankie Banali passed away last night (Thursday, August 20) at the age of 68. Survived by his wife Regina and daughter Ashley, Banali had gone public with his diagnosis last October. He had said: “I knew that when we were switching from the …