Glam metal
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Glam metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that features pop-influenced hooks and guitar riffs, upbeat rock anthems, and slow power ballads. It borrows heavily from the fashion and image of 1970s glam ro
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The Darkness performing in Sydney, Australia in 2004
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Mötley Crüe
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Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Hollywood, California, in 1981 by bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, with guitarist Mick Mars and lead vocalist Vince Neil joining right af
Glam metal
…appearing in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene. Early glam metal bands include Mötley Crüe, Hanoi Rocks, Ratt, Quiet Riot, Twisted Sister, Bon Jovi and Dokken. Glam metal achieved significant commercial success from approximately 1982 to 1991…
Mötley Crüe performing at Sweden Rock Festival in 2012, from left to right: Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee (at Piano), Mick Mars
Nikki Sixx and Mick Mars performing onstage with Mötley Crüe, on June 14, 2005, in Glasgow, Scotland
Mötley Crüe performs in Erie, Pennsylvania on March 7, 2009
Mötley Crüe performs at Kaisaniemi Park in Helsinki, Finland in June 2012