Glam metal

Glam Metal
Glam Metal
Stylistic origins	Heavy metal, hard rock, pop music, punk rock, glam rock
Cultural origins	Late 1970s, early 1980s in Los Angeles and New York
Typical instruments	Bass guitars, drums, electric guitars, keyboards

Glam metal (also known as hair metal, sleaze metal^[1] and pop metal) is a hard rock/heavy metal subgenre. It combines punk rock with pop music. It became popular in the 1970s and 1980s.^[2] But it became less popular in the 1990s. This was because grunge music was getting more popular.^[3]

Some bands of this genre include:

References Edit

↑ Steven Blush, American hair metal (Los Angeles: Feral House, 2006), p. 8
↑ Philip Auslander, Performing Glam Rock: Gender and Theatricality in Popular Music (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2006), p. 232
↑ Olivia Forman (30 July 2014). "Watch Beastie Boys' Mike D Praise the Influence of Grunge". Spin. Retrieved 25 August 2014.

Other websites Edit

The 15 Best Hair Metal Bands of All Time Archived 2014-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
Hair Metal vs. Grunge; Just Who Survived

[1] Steven Blush, American hair metal (Los Angeles: Feral House, 2006), p. 8

[2] Philip Auslander, Performing Glam Rock: Gender and Theatricality in Popular Music (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2006), p. 232

[3] Olivia Forman (30 July 2014). "Watch Beastie Boys' Mike D Praise the Influence of Grunge". Spin. Retrieved 25 August 2014.

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