A Quiet Riot: Hispanic Heritage Month Series

Home

Abstract

Popstract

A QUIET RIOT

A Quiet Riot: Latinos Making Noise in Hard Rock & Heavy Metal

A Quiet Riot: Latinos Making Noise in Hard Rock & Heavy Metal is a popstract tribute to those who ventured beyond cultural assumptions and helped pioneer a movement that influenced lifestyles, fashion, attitudes, and language. Proving that everything is not always what it seems, these rock gods have created their own latin rhythm. Check back daily for new portraits!

To inquire about prices, prints or commissioning a portrait : Click Here

Carlos Cavazo - 2011
Acrylic on paper 8.5" x 11" - Mexican-born guitarist Carlos Cavazo, was one of two Latinos that helped drive Quiet Riot to become the first domestic heavy metal band to top the Billboard chart. 1983's Metal Health spawned multiple hits and kicked the crap out of The Police.

Robert Trujillo - 2011 Acrylic on paper 8.5" x 11" - Mexican-American bassist Robert Trujillo is an Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee. The one-time Ozzy & Sucicidal Tendencies band member has been providing the hard driving backbone for Metallica’s rebirth since 2003. Sí, se puede!

Rudy Sarzo - 2011 Acrylic on paper 8.5" x 11" - He’s gone off the rails with multi-platinum selling bands such as Quiet Riot and Whitesnake. And after 30 years in hard rock and heavy metal, Cuban-born bassist Rudy Sarzo is still living the rock and roll fantasy -and creating his own music revolution

Tom Araya - 2011 Acrylic on paper 8.5" x 11" - The Chilean-American bassist and vocalist and his band Slayer took home the Best Metal Performance award for "Eyes of the Insane". The frontman was also ranked fifty-eighth by Hit Parader on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time.

Oz Fox - 2011 Acrylic on paper 8.5" x 11" - Stryper guitarist Oz Fox took hard rock and heavy metal to a higher ground. Both a rock-star and a devout Christian, this Mexican-American is honestly a pioneer in metal.

Tico Torres - 2011 Acrylic on paper 8.5" x 11" - For almost three decades Cuban-American percussionist Tico Torres has been keeping the beat for the iconic rock band Bon Jovi. A long time jazz fan, Torres infuses elements of his Cuban roots into hard hitting stadium rock.

Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda - 2011 Acrylic on paper 8.5" x 11" - His ancestors may have been part of the Spanish Empire, but Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda is part of a rock empire. As a lead guitarist for glam metal pioneers Twisted Sister, this Spaniard has conquered stadiums and arenas around the globe.

Juan Croucier - 2011 Acrylic on paper 8.5" x 11" - Bon Jovi was once his opening act. For a decade, Juan Carlos Croucier was the rhythm behind Ratt and the man with the trademark sound. These days the Cuban-American continues to rock with various bands and solo projects.

Mike Muir - 2011 - Acrylic on paper 8.5" x 11" - To be or not to be. In his trademark bandanna and jersey, Mike Muir, founded and fronted one of the most ground-breaking and controversial punk rock bands of all time, and what some have called the "orginal latino hardcore band".