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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 ...
- Hair metal
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, hair band, pop metal and lite metal by professional journalists at some stage in their career. Glam metal is a subgenre of heavy metal and is influenced by 1970s glam rock.
The Big Book of Hair Metal: The Illustrated Oral History of Heavy Metal's Debauched Decade. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-4546-7. Klosterman, Chuck (2007). Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4165-8952-5
steelheart .com. Steelheart is an American glam metal band from Norwalk, Connecticut, that formed in 1989. [1] At the time that their debut was recorded, the band's members consisted of vocalist Miljenko Matijevic, lead guitarist Chris Risola, rhythm guitarist Frank DiCostanzo, bassist James Ward and the now deceased drummer John Fowler. [2]
- 1989-1992, 1996-present
- Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.
- Miljenko Matijevic, Mike Humbert, Joe Pessia, James Ward
Madam X is an American hard rock band first active in glam metal during the 1980s. Originally formed by two sisters, Maxine and Roxy Petrucci, the band also featured male members John (Jayme) Grosjean, Bret Kaiser and Chris Doliber, and later included future Skid Row vocalist Sebastian Bach. Disbanding in 1988, the group reformed briefly in ...
- 1982–88, 1991, 2013–present
- Maxine Petrucci, Roxy Petrucci, Chris Doliber, Bret Kaiser
Feb 8, 2024 · Mötley Crüe, an iconic Glam Metal band formed in 1981, quickly became notorious for their outlandish image and controversial stage antics. The quartet of Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, and Vince Neil created unforgettable anthems such as "Shout at the Devil" and "Girls, Girls, Girls," which came to define the decadent, larger-than-life essence of the genre.
Jun 7, 2021 · Glam Metal Music: History and Sounds of Glam Metal Music. Written by MasterClass. Last updated: Jun 7, 2021 • 5 min read. The musical genre of glam metal blends the hard edge of heavy metal, the audacity of 1970s glam rock, and the MTV-ready hooks of pop bands.
