Hair Metal

Hair metal (also known as pop metal or glam metal) is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States. It was a dominant genre in popular rock music throughout the 1980s and briefly in the early 1990s. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Poison

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Nov 9 Monday 9 November 2009 Today
Tesla w/Sledd Live @ Cannery Ballroom at Cannery Ballroom Tesla, Sledd	Cannery Ballroom Nashville TN, United States 36.152773 -86.780452	2 people attending Add shout Buy Tickets
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LITA with Queensryche at City Club Lita Ford, Queensrÿche	City Club Houma, LA, New Orleans, United States 29.597279 -90.722059	1 person attending Add shout
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Queensryche with Lita Ford at Cannery Ballroom Queensrÿche, Lita Ford	Cannery Ballroom Nashville TN, United States 36.152773 -86.780452	2 people attending Add shout
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American Soldier Tour at Masquerade Queensrÿche, Lita Ford	Masquerade Atlanta GA, United States 33.77103 -84.364537	6 people attending Add shout
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L.A. Guns at Culture Room L.A. Guns, War Pigs	Culture Room Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Miami, United States 26.166377 -80.116511	1 person attending Add shout
Tesla w/Sledd Live @ Charleston Music Hall at Charleston Music Hall Tesla, Sledd	Charleston Music… Charleston, SC, United States 32.788324 -79.936789	1 person attending Add shout

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thrashercore wrote:
yesterday evening

people who shit on hair/glam bands can fucking die

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Nihilamine wrote:
Saturday morning

KhonRoxx66 you're forgetting about the most important thing about what makes music good... The way it sounds. Doesn't matter how much pussy, money or drugs your shit scene has, if the music you listen to is talentless garbage.

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KhonRoxx666 wrote:
Friday evening

How about i fix this for all the haters... They got more girls than your bands, money than your bands, and drugs than your bands. They were also better looking, there music kicked alot more ass, and they didnt wallow in self pity. Owned. And any "metalhead" That wants to try and take a bite outve me. Look at your fucking scene, it fuckign sucks. It used to be all abou the long hair, and rock n roll, now its just a bunch of pussys who wear black and dont wanna grow there hair incase they get bullied. Your scene's been overtaken by shit bands like BMTH BFMV and trivium, and im just gonna love that shit. Because heavy metal, used to be my fucking scene, for 7 dam years. Until i realise what a buunch of fucking idiots some of you are. NONE OF YOU ARE EVIL FFS.

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gabrielcavaresi wrote:
Wednesday evening

Fags' tag. GLAM metal this way.

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johnniejones wrote:
Monday evening

So bad it's good.

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fake_train wrote:
last month

some of the worst music ever.

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Jasper-d wrote:
last month

This genre is amazing. True Rock n Roll!

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Poisonnation wrote:
last month

This is even worse than Glam Metal.

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hardrockman69 wrote:
last month

"Music" made by queers, for queers.[4]

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GlamFool wrote:
last month

Yi_Sun-sin shut the hell up! we dont need your monologue of how wise someone is when they do this and that, you retarded for putting that much effort into writing all that stuff hahaa

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bloodgrave45 wrote:
last month

"Music" made by queers, for queers.[3]

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hehahi wrote:
last month

what the fuck, hair metal ?!?! :D

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veyita_88 wrote:
last month

No it wasn´t.It was a Hard Rock album,they where never Hair or heavy metal.Heavy Metal is Judas Priest,Iron Maiden,etc and hair/glam metal is Cinderella,Motley Crue,Ratt,etc.It had poppy tunes like Jump,but having poppy tunes doesn´t make you hair metal. Bon Jovi also isn´t hair metal,my god,they are pop rock with some hard rock riffs.

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SexxAtraxxion wrote:
last month

Van Halen's 1984 was a Glam Metal album.

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veyita_88 wrote:
September 2009

Van Halen is not Hair metal for God´s sake!!.

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glances wrote:
September 2009

I laughed so hard when I saw this was put up as a genre.. but when I realized it actually was a genre I didn't really know whether to just laugh harder or cry. Decided to go with option 1.

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Yi_Sun-sin wrote:
September 2009

SeraphimsFaith should learn to comprehend. Please note, criticising "hair metal" is just that, criticising hair metal. Mistaking a comment expressing disdain for this style as also being critical of heavy metal and hard rock is completely moronic, and actually is a lame attempt at standing up for this style by associating it with superior styles of music. You know, kind of like the socially awkward, "loser" kids who try to be accepted by attempting to befriend the "cool" kids. I lol'd hugely at "All music is good in their own ways"; if you seriously believe this, you have no hope of gaining a better understanding of, and appreciation for, music. And please don't talk shit like "my music taste is so diverse and I also listen to this, so it must be good", because that is fallacious and idiotic. Finally, if you are genuine with your point that "Good music surpasses discrimination", you couldn't possibly believe that one of the most "discriminated" styles in history has any merit at all.

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Yi_Sun-sin wrote:
September 2009

Before you embarrass yourself further, here's a free tip for you. You seem to dislike so called "music snobs". But a person is only perceived as being a snob by the musically ignorant. A person is wise when that person knows that they are ignorant. As soon as you can appreciate music beyond the horribly mediocre, you'll find that you really don't care what people say about your own taste, you will actually be able to accept that people have different opinions to your own, and you will accept that they can and will express themselves. It says a lot about your own immaturity, insecurities, self consciousness, ignorance, and downright stupidity when you get this upset over a comment made by a person you have never met, and will never meet. So please, in the future, accept opposing opinions and perhaps discuss things with those who express themselves freely, rather than attempt to belittle and ridicule others with sanctimonious platitudes.

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SeraphimsFaith wrote:
September 2009

I don't think you should badmouth genres just because you can't get yourself to at *least* appreciate the music and the SKILL required to play such music. I mean Van Halen and Firehouse, for starters. Which IMO are legends in this genre. They don't only sound catchy but they are good in what they do, the guitars, drums, etc. I'm not saying you must be able to play or sing music in order to be a critic. But trying to pass glam metal, heavy metal, hard rock, psychedelic rock and all those as "bullshit" I think, is really pushing it. I mean, I ask you. Can YOU sing or play instruments like that? There's no need for all these "music wars". All music is good in their own ways. And personally I have and love music from classicals to jazz, to pop, to heavy metal. And please, criticising music because of they influenced by "cultural stuff" like long hair and late-night partying is nothing short of immature. Good music surpasses discrimination. Hell yeah!

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Arquenova wrote:
September 2009

Hey, Yi_Sun-sin you fuckin' idiot, give me one example of queer or gay in glam metal band and then speak yours idiotisms.

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