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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 ...
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 ...
Along with bands such as friendly rivals Mötley Crüe, Ratt has been recognized as instrumental in the formation of the early 1980s Los Angeles glam metal scene, also known as "hair metal" or "pop metal". [4] [5] The band toured and recorded sporadicallly from the 1990s to 2021 with many extended breaks and line-up changes.
Jackyl. Jackyl is an American rock band formed in 1991. [ 1] Their sound has been described as hair metal and southern rock. [ 2] Their self-titled debut album has sold more than a million copies in the United States with hit singles like "Down on Me" and "When Will It Rain".
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.”
"Cherry Pie" is a song by the American glam metal band Warrant. [3] It was released in late August 1990, [4] as the lead single from the album of the same name. The song became a Top Ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 10 and also reached number 19 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. [5] The song has been cited by many as a "hair metal ...
Bang Tango's Psycho Cafe' landed at No. 37 for Rolling Stone's 50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time list. [16] Bang Tango were placed at No. 36 for VH1's The Hair Metal 100, a list ranking the top 100 hair metal bands of the 1980s. [17] Someone Like You was featured at number 9 in LA Weekly's The 10 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the Hair ...
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 ...