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The album garnered mixed reactions. Critics claimed it lacked the live sounding energy of the band's earlier work, [8] while some claim the sound more akin to hair metal (especially when compared to their raw early works), but still showing a band of experienced and refined musicians maturing and striving to expand their sound. [9]
The following list of glam metal bands and artists includes bands and artists that have been described as glam metal or its interchangeable terms, hair metal, [1] [2] hair band, [3] pop metal [1] and lite metal [1] by professional journalists at some stage in their career. Glam metal is a subgenre of heavy metal [4] and is influenced by 1970s ...
Poison is an American glam metal band formed in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania in 1983. The most successful incarnation of the band consists of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Bret Michaels, drummer Rikki Rockett, bassist Bobby Dall and lead guitarist C.C. DeVille. The band achieved huge commercial success in the mid-1980s through the mid-1990s ...
Hairspray. Spandex. Leather pants. Makeup. The ‘80s metal scene left a long and lasting legacy, and the stories of five of its top artists are told in “I Wanna Rock: The ‘80s Metal Dream.”
Warrant is an American glam metal band formed in 1984 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, that experienced success from 1989 to 1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million. The band first came into the national spotlight with their double platinum debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich (1989) and one of its ...
Jon Bon Jovi. Gutchie Kojima/Shinko Music/Getty; John Nacion/Getty. Jon Bon Jovi in 1984 and 2023. In the '80s, Jon Bon Jovi was known as much for his luxurious mane as he was for hits like "Livin ...
Glam metal (also known as hair metal or pop metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal that features pop -influenced hooks and guitar riffs, upbeat rock anthems, and slow power ballads. It borrows heavily from the fashion and image of 1970s glam rock . Early glam metal evolved directly from the glam rock movement of the 1970s, as visual elements taken ...
Kix (band) Kix (stylized as KIX) was an American glam metal and hard rock band formed in 1976, that achieved popularity during the 1980s. The band's classic lineup consisted of guitarists Ronnie "10/10" Younkins and Brian "Damage" Forsythe, bassist Donnie Purnell and frontman Steve Whiteman and drummer Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant.