About 80's Hairband World
80s Hairband World has been on the web now for more than 13 years and it keeps growing. 80s Hairband World is responsible for a lot of these bands who have gotten back together to play for the fans since 2005 and it grew even bigger in 2007 when a Festival in Oklahoma called Rocklahoma begin booking these bands. There's a new Festival in Baltimore, Maryland called M3 Rock Festival that's been booking these bands since 2010 when Rocklahoma decided to start booking current rock bands on today’s radio music scene. The fans want to relive the glory days of hair metal bands from sunset strip from the 80’s and early 90’s. 80s Hairband World is that place for the fans to get current events happening with these bands. In 2011 marked the 10th Anniversary for the website.
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Glam metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene. It was popular throughout the 1980s and briefly in the early 1990s, combining the flamboyant look of glam rock and playing a power-chord based heavy metal musical style.
During the early 1980s glam metal became extremely popular as many bands emerged in Los Angeles. The first wave of glam metal bands included Quiet Riot, W.A.S.P., Twisted Sister, Motley Crue, Dokken, Ratt and Black 'n Blue. Their music was a traditional heavy metal style combined with a glam rock look first created by a Finnish based rock band Hanoi Rocks which had rise to fame especially in England and Japan. Soon after this the younger contemporaries who would eventually emerge during the second wave, like Stryper, Poison, Cinderella, Warrant and Slaughter made big in a scene with their pop rock influenced metal style. Their style was not as heavy but more directed to mainstream success, ultimately becoming synonymous with glam metal.
These included Kix from Western Maryland, who released their eponymous debut in 1981. From San Francisco Night Ranger's first album Dawn Patrol (1982), reached the top 40 in the US, but their breakthrough album was 1983's Midnight Madness, which included the top five single "Sister Christian". From New York Twisted Sister, originally formed as a glam rock band in 1972, released their first album, Under the Blade in 1982.
The most active scene was in the clubs on Sunset Strip, Los Angeles, including The Trip, the Whisky a Go Go, and Starwood. These began to avoid booking punk rock bands because of fears of violence, and were colonized by metal bands, usually on a "pay to play" basis, creating a vibrant scene for hard rock music. One of the first groups to emerge from this scene were Mötley Crüe, with their albums Too Fast for Love (1981) and Shout at the Devil (1983). Quiet Riot's US debut Metal Health (1983) was the first glam metal album, and arguably the first heavy metal album, to reach number one in the Billboard music charts and helped open the doors for mainstream success by subsequent bands. Increasing numbers of L.A. bands were able to produce début albums in 1984, including Ratt with their breakthrough Out of the Cellar (1984), and W.A.S.P. with their eponymous album. In addition Black 'n Blue, formed in Portland, Oregon released their eponymous debut and New York-based Danish-fronted band White Lion produced Fight to Survive (1985). All of these bands played a prominent part in the developing the overall look and sound of glam metal.
By the mid-1980s, glam metal had reached huge mainstream success. Los Angeles continued to foster the most important scene around the Sunset Strip. This movement eventually spawned bands such as Poison, Warrant, Great White, Autograph, Faster Pussycat, L.A. Guns and London.
Other bands were associated with that scene's style but actually came from outside of Hollywood. Among these are Cinderella and Britny Fox, which were both from Philadelphia, Winger and Danger Danger, which were both from New York, Slaughter, which was from Las Vegas, FireHouse, which was from North Carolina, Bon Jovi, which was from New Jersey, Kix, which was from western Maryland, Roxx Gang, which was from Florida and Dangerous Toys, which was from Austin. Stryper, founded in 1983 in Orange County, California, became most successful in 1986 with their platinum album To Hell with the Devil and brought Christian lyrics to their hard rock music style and glam metal looks. Heavy metal band Skid Row, founded in 1986 in New Jersey, rose to success in 1989 with their eponymous debut album. Their style shared both musical and visual elements with glam metal, though the band always kept a heavier sound if compared to classic glam metal acts like Poison or Warrant. Californian Anarcho-punk/death rock band TSOL and Canadian heavy metal band Helix also shifted towards glam metal during this period.
Swedish band Europe reached international success with their 1986 multi-platinum album The Final Countdown, whose single "The Final Countdown" hit number one in 26 countries. The song came into prominence once again in 1999, the song's lyrics were seen to be appropriate in the millenial time.
Hanoi Rocks continued to influence Los Angeles bands, even though they disbanded in 1985. In that same year, Guns N' Roses were formed from an initial fusion of L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose. L.A. Guns reformed in 1986, becoming a successful hard rock/glam metal band, while the remaining members of Guns N' Roses kept only some of the visual elements of glam metal, rejecting the typical pop metal sound and incorporating hard rock, blues and punk influences into their musical style. This hybrid style was dubbed "sleaze metal" by some outlets.
Since glam metal was an entirely visual aspect rather than a unique musical style, it appealed to music television producers, particularly MTV. During the mid-to-late 1980s, glam metal bands were in heavy rotation on the channel. Glam metal bands often resided at the top of MTV's daily dial countdown, and some of the bands appeared on the channel's shows such as Headbanger's Ball.
The groups also received heavy rotation on radio shows such as KNAC in Los Angeles. The second wave of glam metal would prove to be the most commercially successful during the 1980s despite mostly negative critical reviews and being shunned by certain sections of the music industry.
A notable example came in 1987 with the release of Motley Crue's Girls, Girls, Girls. Before the establishment of Soundscan in 1991, Billboard's album chart was decided by a combination of reports from retailers, wholesalers, and industry professionals, rather than on actual album sales. As the band related on MTV's Week in Rock, the week that Girls, Girls, Girls peaked at #2 on the Billboard chart, it was actually the highest-selling album of that week. However, the industry professionals gave extra weight to Whitney Houston's second album, allowing it to retain the top spot. In the band's opinion, the industry simply would not allow their album to hold the #1 spot. (The band eventually conquered the top spot with their next album, Dr. Feelgood, which became the biggest album of their career.)
Glam metal bands continued to generate hits throughout all the 1980s. Poison's second album Open Up and Say...Ahh! spawned a hit single in "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", and eventually sold eight million copies worldwide.
During the early 1980s glam metal became extremely popular as many bands emerged in Los Angeles. The first wave of glam metal bands included Quiet Riot, W.A.S.P., Twisted Sister, Motley Crue, Dokken, Ratt and Black 'n Blue. Their music was a traditional heavy metal style combined with a glam rock look first created by a Finnish based rock band Hanoi Rocks which had rise to fame especially in England and Japan. Soon after this the younger contemporaries who would eventually emerge during the second wave, like Stryper, Poison, Cinderella, Warrant and Slaughter made big in a scene with their pop rock influenced metal style. Their style was not as heavy but more directed to mainstream success, ultimately becoming synonymous with glam metal.
These included Kix from Western Maryland, who released their eponymous debut in 1981. From San Francisco Night Ranger's first album Dawn Patrol (1982), reached the top 40 in the US, but their breakthrough album was 1983's Midnight Madness, which included the top five single "Sister Christian". From New York Twisted Sister, originally formed as a glam rock band in 1972, released their first album, Under the Blade in 1982.
The most active scene was in the clubs on Sunset Strip, Los Angeles, including The Trip, the Whisky a Go Go, and Starwood. These began to avoid booking punk rock bands because of fears of violence, and were colonized by metal bands, usually on a "pay to play" basis, creating a vibrant scene for hard rock music. One of the first groups to emerge from this scene were Mötley Crüe, with their albums Too Fast for Love (1981) and Shout at the Devil (1983). Quiet Riot's US debut Metal Health (1983) was the first glam metal album, and arguably the first heavy metal album, to reach number one in the Billboard music charts and helped open the doors for mainstream success by subsequent bands. Increasing numbers of L.A. bands were able to produce début albums in 1984, including Ratt with their breakthrough Out of the Cellar (1984), and W.A.S.P. with their eponymous album. In addition Black 'n Blue, formed in Portland, Oregon released their eponymous debut and New York-based Danish-fronted band White Lion produced Fight to Survive (1985). All of these bands played a prominent part in the developing the overall look and sound of glam metal.
By the mid-1980s, glam metal had reached huge mainstream success. Los Angeles continued to foster the most important scene around the Sunset Strip. This movement eventually spawned bands such as Poison, Warrant, Great White, Autograph, Faster Pussycat, L.A. Guns and London.
Other bands were associated with that scene's style but actually came from outside of Hollywood. Among these are Cinderella and Britny Fox, which were both from Philadelphia, Winger and Danger Danger, which were both from New York, Slaughter, which was from Las Vegas, FireHouse, which was from North Carolina, Bon Jovi, which was from New Jersey, Kix, which was from western Maryland, Roxx Gang, which was from Florida and Dangerous Toys, which was from Austin. Stryper, founded in 1983 in Orange County, California, became most successful in 1986 with their platinum album To Hell with the Devil and brought Christian lyrics to their hard rock music style and glam metal looks. Heavy metal band Skid Row, founded in 1986 in New Jersey, rose to success in 1989 with their eponymous debut album. Their style shared both musical and visual elements with glam metal, though the band always kept a heavier sound if compared to classic glam metal acts like Poison or Warrant. Californian Anarcho-punk/death rock band TSOL and Canadian heavy metal band Helix also shifted towards glam metal during this period.
Swedish band Europe reached international success with their 1986 multi-platinum album The Final Countdown, whose single "The Final Countdown" hit number one in 26 countries. The song came into prominence once again in 1999, the song's lyrics were seen to be appropriate in the millenial time.
Hanoi Rocks continued to influence Los Angeles bands, even though they disbanded in 1985. In that same year, Guns N' Roses were formed from an initial fusion of L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose. L.A. Guns reformed in 1986, becoming a successful hard rock/glam metal band, while the remaining members of Guns N' Roses kept only some of the visual elements of glam metal, rejecting the typical pop metal sound and incorporating hard rock, blues and punk influences into their musical style. This hybrid style was dubbed "sleaze metal" by some outlets.
Since glam metal was an entirely visual aspect rather than a unique musical style, it appealed to music television producers, particularly MTV. During the mid-to-late 1980s, glam metal bands were in heavy rotation on the channel. Glam metal bands often resided at the top of MTV's daily dial countdown, and some of the bands appeared on the channel's shows such as Headbanger's Ball.
The groups also received heavy rotation on radio shows such as KNAC in Los Angeles. The second wave of glam metal would prove to be the most commercially successful during the 1980s despite mostly negative critical reviews and being shunned by certain sections of the music industry.
A notable example came in 1987 with the release of Motley Crue's Girls, Girls, Girls. Before the establishment of Soundscan in 1991, Billboard's album chart was decided by a combination of reports from retailers, wholesalers, and industry professionals, rather than on actual album sales. As the band related on MTV's Week in Rock, the week that Girls, Girls, Girls peaked at #2 on the Billboard chart, it was actually the highest-selling album of that week. However, the industry professionals gave extra weight to Whitney Houston's second album, allowing it to retain the top spot. In the band's opinion, the industry simply would not allow their album to hold the #1 spot. (The band eventually conquered the top spot with their next album, Dr. Feelgood, which became the biggest album of their career.)
Glam metal bands continued to generate hits throughout all the 1980s. Poison's second album Open Up and Say...Ahh! spawned a hit single in "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", and eventually sold eight million copies worldwide.