Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) is a style of rock and pop music that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s, which was performed by singers and musicians who wore outrageous clothes, makeup and hairstyles, particularly platform-soled boots and glitter. The flamboyant costumes and visual styles of glam performers were often camp or androgynous, and have been connected with new views of gender roles.
Genre: Glam
Year: 2016
Country: All
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BARBIE is a Russian metal band playing glam rock (sex rock, sex metal), founded 2015 in Astrakhan, Russia. First the band consisted of five musicians, who played covers of famous glam rock songs and wrote their own material at the same time. The final line-up was formed by 2017. Their debut album, called Black Rose, was released in June, 2017.
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MURDER BAY was one of the top unsigned rock bands of the late 80’s and early 90’s, packing clubs all the way from their hometown in the East Bay (San Francisco) to Los Angeles. With heavy grooves, killer hooks, ass-kicking vocals and screaming guitar work culminating into a high-energy live show, the band wasted no time in developing a large fan base.
It was the 80’s / early 90’s. There was punk, glam, thrash and everything in between. Kiss, Motley Crue, Ratt and Quiet Riot ruled the airwaves. In every town across the US, bands were popping up, emulating their heroes. One of these bands did that and more.
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Dürty Röckstar is a ‘Hard’ Rock band from Spartanburg, SC. The project is the brainchild of former-Gypsy Pistoleros Bass player Aaron Lee, who is the frontman for the 4-piece outfit.
Very good news to learn the release of the new WEDNESDAY 13 on June 2, CONDOLENCES. This will be followed by a tour that we hope will see us pass from home. The 1st single WHAT THE NIGHT BRINGS, the artwork and tracklist in the article.
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Formed in late 2013, Los Angeles based “Shock Metal” band Salems Lott are quickly climbing the ranks in the L.A. Rock / Metal scene. The band is known for their elaborate stage show, Explosive riffing and violent/ferocious performances that include a chainsaw execution, self-mutilation and Hi-Tech Musicianship. Salems Lott is the ultimate antithesis to the ever so tame “Modern” Rock scene. (more…)
Rabbit (originally, The Cherries) were an Australian glam rock band from Newcastle, which formed in 1973 by Jim Porteus on bass guitar, Phil Screen on drums and Mark Tinson on guitar and vocals. In October 1974 they were joined by Dave Evans (ex-AC/DC) on lead vocals.
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Sālems Lott is an American Shock Metal band formed in Hollywood, California. They are known for their high-energy and excessively violent stage performances that got them thrown out of some infamous Hollywood clubs. The band utilizes psycho theater and Hi-tech musicianship that involves a chainsaw sacrifice, upside down guitar solos and backwards drumming. (more…)
If there is a band that dominates the new generation of Shock Rock right now, it’s the SALEMS LOTT. Look unlikely, excellent musical quality (proof is the first album), come back the band with a new album MASK OF MORALITY, to be released in two parts: 3 titles in May and the rest this summer, a first extract is available in the Article, WHEN HEAVEN COMES DOWN.
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