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...

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...

Due to its commercial success, Metal Health is regarded by some as the catalyst that opened the door for hair metal's immense popularity throughout the...

mid-1970s, but influenced other musical genres including punk rock, glam metal, death rock and gothic rock. The New Romantic movement, which began as an...

important for glam metal bands of the era. Performers typically wore long, dyed, hairspray-teased hair (hence the nickname "hair metal"); makeup such as...

Rosie Perez appeared on Soul Train Night and Gene Simmons appeared on Hair Metal Night. Mark Ballas served as the guest judge for Dedication Night. Marcquet...

alongside McKaley Miller and Teala Dunn, which follows a fictitious 1980s hair metal band CougarSnake, centred around lead actor Tom Everett Scott. Bongiovi’s...

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album that turned "heavy metal into a radio-friendly pop format", and is also commonly seen as "a breakthrough for hair metal". Upon its 1985 release,...

(2019-08-31). "50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-07-17. "Chuck Klosterman's Favorite Hair Metal Albums". LA Weekly. 2011-12-06...

professional source as glam metal or its interchangeable terms, hair metal, lite metal, pop metal, and metal pop. Van Halen Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks...

"Chuck Klosterman's Favorite Hair Metal Albums". LA Weekly. Retrieved March 4, 2021. "Guitar World - Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties". Guitar...

year. It was also ranked No. 35 in Rolling Stone's list of 50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time. The album features the song "Dreams in the Dark",...

original on 25 October 2010. "Whatever Happened To: The B-Listers of Hair Metal". September 26, 2010. Collins, Glenn (1988-08-29). "Rap Music, Brash And...

Bongiovi, son of Jon Bon Jovi, joining cast for movie about fictional hair metal band". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved April 11, 2023. Kuperinsky, Amy (February...

(November 9, 2016). "Top 30 Hair Metal Albums". Loudwire. Retrieved June 18, 2021. "Metal Rules - Top 50 Glam Metal Albums". Metal Rules. December 2003. Archived...

gender performers. Big hair became popular in the 1980s for men as well as for women. The term is also used in the glam rock, hair metal, goth and alternative...

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on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. The song has been cited by many as a "hair metal" anthem. "Cherry Pie" was a very late inclusion on the band's second album...

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AllMusic awarded Power Metal 2.5 stars out of 5, noting it as being the culmination of the band's first four albums of hair metal. Torreano described it...

Greatest Hair Metal Songs". Rolling Stone. February 5, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2019. Sleazegrinder (December 4, 2015). "The 20 Best Hair Metal Anthems...

"He's halfway there. Jake Bongiovi, Bon Jovi's son, starring in '80s hair metal movie". NJ.com. Retrieved April 11, 2023. Jordan, Chris (February 20,...

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January to July 2021, with Gunn directing five episodes. He chose to use hair metal songs for the series' soundtrack, including "Do Ya Wanna Taste It" by...

version's video was placed on New York Times list of the 15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos. Billboard's reviewer came to conclusion that success of LP in...

(December 4, 2015). "The 20 Best Hair Metal Anthems Of All Time Ever". loudersound. Retrieved March 3, 2021. "The Ultimate Hair Metal Party Playlist". Kerrang...

the mullets and backcombed hair worn by glam metal bands. In the 1990s, actors such as Brendan Fraser have worn the hair style. More recently, it has...

confrontational. Mainstream rock became dominated by these hair metal (also known as "glam metal" and "pop metal") bands, with a large emphasis still being put on...

Nu metal (sometimes stylized as nü-metal) is a subgenre of alternative metal that combines elements of heavy metal music with elements of other music...