6.Hanoi Rocks Some credit this band from Finland with inventing the whole Glam Metal style in the early days of the 80s, with the definitive sound, that paved the way for bands such as Guns N ...

This underrated glam metal band didn’t form until 1991, but they would have thrived if they debuted a decade earlier.Hardline featured the iconic Neal Schon and Deen Castronovo (of Journey and ...

John Lennon once described glam rock simply as rock and roll with lipstick on. A succinct summation, to be sure, but Lennon was onto something. While glam has often been maligned for emphasizing ...

The hair, or glam, metal bands of the 1980s remain one of the true guilty pleasures in the history of music. The hair spray, makeup and catchy pop tunes touched up with distortion were made for MTV.

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For head-bangers invading Columbus Crew Stadium this weekend in pursuit of metal and alternative acts, the British band’s Sunday-afternoon set ought to provide a chance “to recharge their neck ...

Drummer Yoshiki Hayashi is one of the world’s biggest rock stars. However, most Americans — even of the music buff variety — haven’t heard of him or his glam metal band X Japan. Back home ...

13. Cinderella Cinderella's glam metal fairytale got its start in Philly a world away from the Sunset Strip. Breaking through the thousand-strong army of already waging hair metal bands with Night ...

Compared to other hair metal bands of the '80s, with its much darker sound and raunchy, shocking live shows, W.A.S.P. fits better in the “fuck you!” category than the glam category.