Carlos Cavazo

Carlos Cavazo doesn't always get his due in conversations about 80s metal guitar, but his work on Quiet Riot's Metal Health is foundational. That album cracked the door open for the entire glam metal wave, and his riffs on Cum On Feel the Noize and the title track are pure fist-pumping anthems. There's a tightness and melodic sense to his playing that elevated those songs beyond mere party rock. His later run with Ratt showed he could fit into another classic lineup seamlessly. A solid, underappreciated craftsman of the Sunset Strip era.

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Carlos Cavazo is a guitarist born July 8, 1957, in Mexico City, Mexico, best known as the lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Quiet Riot. He played on the band's 1983 breakthrough album Metal Health, the first heavy metal record to top the Billboard 200. He later joined Ratt as a member of that band as well.

Name (English)

Carlos Cavazo

Name (Japanese)

カルロス・カヴァーゾ

Reading

かるろす・かゔぁーぞ

Born

July 8, 1957 (age 69)

Origin

Mexico City, Mexico

Occupation

Musician / Guitarist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rooster

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos%20Cavazo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BE
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q919988

Tags

• From the United States
• Musician
• Guitarist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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