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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 ...
Additionally, some established hard rock and heavy metal bands of the era such as Scorpions, Whitesnake, Dio, Aerosmith, Kiss, Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Saxon and Accept began incorporating hair metal elements into their sounds and images, as the genre's popularity skyrocketed in 1985–1986.
Warrant was formed in 1984 [1] by high school drummer Max Asher (born Max Asher/Masursky), who also named the band. In addition to Asher, the original line-up included lead vocalist Adam Shore, guitarists Josh Lewis (born Josh Cohen) and Erik Turner, and bassist Chris Vincent, who was quickly replaced by Jerry Dixon.
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.
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Tesla's first two albums are often classified as glam metal, [29] [30] though AllMusic's Steve Huey opined that the band's blues and 1970s hard rock influences set them apart from their contemporaries. [2] Loudwire described Tesla as a "thinking man's hair metal band", [31] and VH1 ranked them at No. 22 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hair ...
Tuff is an American glam metal band formed in 1985 in Phoenix, Arizona by guitarist Jorge Manos (DeSaint) and bassist Todd Chaisson (Chase). The initial incarnation of Tuff was prior to taking on its "Glam" image, and the music was significantly "heavier".
This is a list of female metal artists with articles on Wikipedia. For female singers of other rock genres, see List of female rock singers