Click To Listen To The Saturday Night Hairball, Steel Panther Launch Actual Dating App for Rock Fans Along With New Song Friends With Benefits, Strypers Michael Sweet Says God Doesnt Control Us Like Robots, Twisted Sister Reveal Who Will Play Drums at One-Off 2023 Reunion Show, Quiet Riot Share Unreleased Song Featuring Kevin Dubrow + Frankie Banali, None of Us in Skid Row Want to Reunite With Sebastian Bach, Says Dave Snake Sabo, Sebastian Bach Reveals What He Misses Most About the Late 80s Music Industry, Steve Lynch Decries Frivolous and Grasping Autograph Lawsuit, W.A.S.P.s Blackie Lawless Admits to Using Backing Tracks Live. The 1980s and early 90s saw hard rock and heavy metal go mainstream and reach a large audience worldwide. The band released Bang as their first single and was the first Russian band to be featured on MTV. Their songs are catchy, somewhat depressive, and overused in wild parties. The band forged a raw hard, bluesy hard rock sound that had a bit of a 70s rock sound mixed in. Their music was standard hair metal, although they were more sleazier, edgier, bluesier than most hair metal bands, they had the pop hooks, shout along gang choruses, and killer heavy guitar riffs. Sea Hags were a San Franciso-based band that showed up at the end of the era of glam metal with their self-titled album in 1989. Mr. Big basically existed so that wed better appreciate modestly talented bands like Tesla. In 2012, they reunited and signed a record deal, releasing a live album. Acouple of members went on to be in a some of the mostnotable metal bands likeSR-71,Dirty Looksand Charm City Devils. T.T. The band released one more album, years later, which appeared to be early songs and possibly pre-released EP material. And while their image was right in line with the glam/hair metal scene at the time, musically the band had more of a power metal sound. Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! The band featured band members that would later go on to other bands like W.A.S.P. Prince wrote this massive hit for the Bangles and the original version as recorded by Prince has been un-earthed and was released on the 80 For Brady is inspired by the true story of four best friends living life to the fullest when they take a wild trip Today, Madonna announcedMadonna: The Celebration Tour, in an iconic viral video with a wink to her groundbreaking film Truth or Dare. Vocalist Bernie K went on to sing on the critically acclaimed Fire In The Rain album by guitar virtuoso Alex Masi. Our mission and passion is promoting forgotten and underrated glam metal, 80s metal, hard rock, melodic rock and AOR bands. A demo produced by Metallicas Kirk Hammett was followed by a self-titled debut album full of dirtier-than-a-used-hypodermic tracks like Doghouse, Too Much T-Bone and semi-immortal single Half The Way Valley. Unfortunately, they only released one album, the self-titled release in 1989. The label in and of itself is limiting and loathed by those involved, but it's the easiest way to describe the kind of hard-rocking, meticulously-produced, guitar solo-infused music that took off in the early to mid '80s and stuck around the top of the charts until the early '90s. The band's debut was produced by Bob Rock, and he's kind of got a great track record, so what was the problem? This Canadian metal band released two albums in the 80s: Standing Alone (1984) and, Endangered Species (1986). The heavy metal bands and artists below have played their music all over the world, but they all were formed in Florida. The band continued to release material into the 2000s. Life, Sex & Death had it all: a bunch of Cheap Trick-on-steroids songs, the muscle of a major label behind them and a homeless guy on vocals. The band originally started in 1986 with Kelly Keeling handling the vocals after switching from the guitar. Early on their sound was closer to that of AC/DC but later albums went in a more commercial, radio-friendly version. Mr. Big I dont even understand how these guys could even categorize themselves as metal or rock. They were basically terrible coffee shop acoustic musicians with big hair. The band is known for their album Dont Metal with Evil (1985). Most people wrote them off as a boy band that was only liked by teenage girls, but in reality, the band had incredible talent and were great songwriters. Hard Rock & Metal, Alternative / Punk Paperback. Baton Rouge Another band that didnt receive its fair amount of attention in the 90s was Baton Rouge. Lead vocalist Mark Free has since changed his gender to female in now known as Marcie Free. Some might say Mr. Big, but while they looked like a hair metal band, they really didn't sound like one. Often compared to bands like Queensryche and Lizzy Borden, primarily because of the high-pitched vocals of James Neal. Sadly, they just never seemed to make it big into the mainstream. The XS ROCK Top 15 Best Rock Albums Of 2021, Ranked: Twisted Sister Albums Best To Worst. Vinnie Vincent's first solo disc fucking hammered!!! Members of Hawk included: Doug Marks (MetalMethod.com), Scott Travis (Judas Priest), Charles Morrill (Charlie Wayne Morrill), Lonnie Vencent (Bullet Boys), David Fefolt, and Matt Sorum (Guns N Roses). Lead singer Kelly Keeling has had a great career since the band, singing for Dokken and TSO to name a few. The record was produced by revered scene icon John Feldmann, and it has all of the elements of a classic Feldmann LP: anthemic choruses, loud guitars, passionate screams and perfect melodies. They had the look, the sound, and a vocalist that was reminiscent of David Lee Roth, yet still came up short by arriving just a few years behind the glam metal tidal wave that marked the 80s music scene. Or why not treat yourself? Grunge eventually became a parody of itself as well, as did Nu Metal, Rap Rock, Emo and just about every successful genre there after. Somewhere between Aerosmith and Poison lies 100+ bands who may or may not deserve the victorious or vilified moniker of being 'hair metal'. Where Are They Now? Sure, it was shallower than a puddle after a midnight shower on the Sunset Strip, but that was the point: what the hell else do you want from a band with a singer called Steve Sex Summers? Danger Danger released their self-titled debut in 1989 and with the help of MTV had success with the single Naughty Naughty. Enuff ZNuff delivered one of glam metals most impressive debuts. Lion came out of nowhere with Dangerous Attraction to deliver one of the most underrated metal albums of the 80s. Some of it is just so cheesy that you can't help but love it, either (then again some of it is so bad it's unbearable). The bands initial line-up featured DiAnno, guitarists John Wiggins & John Hurley, bassist Laurence Kessler and Sid Falck on drums. Thrash remained too extreme for mainstream audiences. Giant was founded by Dan and David Huff, founding members of the Christian rock band Whiteheart. Bangalore Choir Lead singer David Reece (Ex-Accept) hit the ground running with a spectacular debut album that suffered from the changing trend in mainstream music. Babylon A.D. Formed by sisters Maxine and Roxy Petrucci and including Bret Kaiser and Chris Doliber, the band actually once featured a young Sebastian Bach. They're all certainly deserving of way more success and recognition than they got. Slaughter- After Mark Slaughter left his position as lead vocalist for the Vinnie Vincent Invasion, he started his own band, simply called Slaughter. Soundtrack | Iron Man. Original vocalist Zinny J. Zan left the band one year after the debut album and Bassist Tim Tim (Tim Skold) took over vocal duties. Black Sheep fronted by Willie Basse released their debut album Trouble In The Streets in 1985 on Enigma Records. Its great on every level. The band would go on to release two more albums Warped (1990) and Beyond DValley Of DMolls (1997). Read full article. The band disbanded in 1992, but flirted with reunions in the mid aughts. The track inexplicably defined what1980s hair metal was. However, if you like a good bar-room boogie-woogie sound mixed with hair metal, youll probably really like Sweet F.A. Bonus fact: future Wildhearts frontman Ginger was briefly a member, reputedly dying his hair black as part of the deal. In the '80s some heavy metal became mainstream, but throughout the years it been mainly an underground phenomenon. Warrant was the band that released the signature sex-anthem Cherry Pie. The album was released on EMI in 1989 and critics and fans both seemed to like it. I highly recommend this album to anyone who loves glam metal. Megadeth, Overkill, and more. The band released several great albums, with Vices being their most widely known album. The album as well as the follow-up, Annihilation Principal both received good critical reviews and the band hit the tour circuit with bands like Metallica, Anthrax. The band imploding with members fighting with each other. Featured Articles. Gorky Park released their last album Protivofazza in 1998. The band released a second album in 1993 but it failed to capture the spirit of the original album. This product of Canada released its debut album in 1983. Some thrash bands, most notably Metallica (Enter Sandman) and Megadeth (Symphony of Destruction), successfully experimented with a streamlined and commercially palatable direction. The band would record two more albums in the 90s with Vices (1990) and Magic & Madness (1993). Yes, that very same Pantera. All the elements for hair metal success were there: a hard-rocking glamour upfront, a touch of punk and glam pop songs, and originating from New York. 2. People didnt give a shit then either. Sword is an outstanding true metal band that just got lost in the shuffle. The band went on to release one more album which also received praise from critics and fans. Either way, their status as the #3 band with the most #1 albums - behind only the Beatles and the Stones - makes them seriously overlooked by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band still records and recently released a new album to critical acclaim. Trixter These guys kind of came in the tail end of the glam metal era, and their unbuttoned flannel shirts basically foreshadowed their demise. Sure, it lacked big-budget gloss, and original singer Steevi Jaimz sounded like he was ready to chin anybody who dared look at his pint wrong, but Young And Crazy bristled with the kind of attitude every pack of Sunset Strip poodles would have sold their grannies to have. The Welsh wonders second album, 1990s Berzerk, is a stone-cold classic featuring the greatest pop-metal anthem of the era in Love Bomb Baby. Quiet Riot. The band scored three number one songs at metal radio and reached gold on their first release. It was a very schizophrenic few years that saw the complete annihilation of an entire subgenre of music by one single song, Nirvanas Smells Like Teen Spirit. I honestly dont know if the music industry has ever seen a shift so sudden and so devastating: One day, a band like Extreme was selling millions of albums, and the next, they couldnt sell a line of coke to a prostitute. Nevertheless, they deserve more attention and credit for well-written rock anthems that tried their best to keep rock alive. Singer Oni Logan was in this band before he joined Lynch Mob with George Lynch. Another band to unfortunately release their debut album at the end of the glam/hair metal era was Cats In Boots. Led by Nadir DPriest and guitarist Lizzie Grey these albums are worth listening to but failed to chart commercially. Prior to this album release, the band was known around the L.A. music scene simply as The Sharks. Iplus some fuckin hot & sweaty sexy atmosphere. The novelty of hair metal vanished as quickly as it burst onto the scene. ). The band released several albums after this with a different vocalist, A More Perfect Union (1987), Right Between the Eyes (1989) but it just didnt have the same magic that Night Of The Crime did. Nearly 30 years later this album holds up as well as any 1980's metal album. Although, apparently this was only supposed to be 01. 2) Baton Rouge -Being from Louisiana, you've probably heard of these guys. Admittedly, the mixture of sounds might not be everyones cup of tea, but it was good enough to get them signed to Island Records in 1986. Led by former Virgin Steele guitarist, Jack Starr Burning Starr produced some solid albums during the 1980s. Jetboy fused everything from metal, punk, and rockabilly into their sound. This is a great album that received some help from MTV, but couldnt quite garner huge success. Im sure it is very profound. About the only thing you can really say for it is that, at least it wasnt auto-tuned. Vocalist Joel Ellis provided a gritty vocal style and the guitarist and bassist were from the Japanese metal band Seiki Matsu, now known as Seikima. I remember one from when I was a kid! Where Are They Now? Exhibit A: the debut album New York gypsy-bohos The Throbs. Hawk was the band founded by Doug Marks, which you may remember from all of the 80s Metal magazine ads for his Metal Method Guitar Lessons. While the band had musical talent and decent songwriting ability, they were often derided for being un-original. 1 The Cars The Cars were an American rock band that emerged from the new wave scene in the late 1970s. Where Are They Now? The band was interviewed and performed their song Crash Landing in the documentary The Decline Of Western Civilization Part Two: The Metal Years. Kik Tracee While Kik Tracees fame was short-lived, their debut album received decent airplay thanks to MTV with their cover of Mrs. Cry Wolf The debut album by Cry Wolf is a great example of the glam / pop melodic metal that permeated the 80s. Vocalist Brad Sinsel went on to front the band War Babies which released their only album in 1992 and had a minor hit with the song Hang Me Up. (The debut album was actually released in 1989 but is included in this list because it suffered the same fate as most of the bands of this genre released after 1990). The bands sound was much less heavy than the image on their album covers, which made them appear to be more of a heavy metal band. When you think of hair metal, Mtley Cre might be the first band to come to mind. Wanting to join the rest of our members? $22.49 1 New from $22.49. However, lead singer Mike Tramp is back to making albums as a soloist now. Sadly, Tommy McManus died in 1991 from complications from bone marrow replacement surgery. Roxy Blue Roxy Blue is almost infamous for not only arriving too late but for trying so hard to sound like Van Halen. The band is still active and still releases new material. Featuring Doug Aldrich on guitar who would later go on to work with bands like Dio, Whitesnake, and currently Dead Daisies. Their debut EP was produced by none other than Dana Strum, who later go on to play bass in the Vinnie Vincent Invasion and Slaughter. Most of you probably know Josh For every Motley Crue, Def Leppard, and Van Halen, There were many other bands that were really good, but somehow didnt quite make it Britny Fox was formed in 1985 with Dizzy Dean Davidson on vocals, former Cinderella drummer Tony Destra, former Cinderella guitarist Michael Kelly Smith and Battle Axe Burn This Town Burn this town? Omen has released three studio albums since then. A list of Underrated, Obscure And Cult Heavy Metal Bands mainly from the end 70's To Start 90's most from the Golden 80,s era . They have also performed tribute songs for their Dad, the more famous and respectable Ricky Nelson. Originally a side project formed by Greg Giuffria after his band Angel ended, Giuffria became a full-fledged band. The band released two albums: Burns Like a Star (1984), Let Them Talk (1986) but couldnt quite reach a large audience. Tim Skold would later go on to join industrial rockers KMFDM and perform with Marilyn Manson as well as a solo artist with his own band SKOLD. Mark Slaughter is currently a solo artist and has released two successful solo albums to date. The band released only two albums in the 80s: Fighting Back (1986) and Children of Madness (1987). Combining Southern charm with bluesy pop metal the band found minor success but struggled to keep afloat in the mainstream rock world with their later album releases. The band reunited in 2007 and released new material. Shotgun Messiah. The band imploded due to personal differences after releasing only one studio album. Sadly, guitarist Bill DAngelo died of a heart attack in 2005. The image problem was tattoos! Essentially, a one-hit-wonder when it comes to commercial sales, the band still attracted a decent audience. They were more like a 70s band with a little turbo on guitar and bass. Every Mothers Nightmare This band released their self-titled album in 1990 to a decent amount of success. Theyre still around, still touring, and popular in India and the Philippines. 2,industrial music iconsStatic-Xhave partnered with master costume/prop makerEddie Yangand hisDeity Camp Punksylvania Music & Camping Festival has announced their first European artist set to perform at the highly anticipated 3rd annual event. But their debut album was pop-metal perfection what featherweight party anthems Toast Of The Town, Rock And Roll Outlaws and shoulda-been-massive single Rock & Roll (Is Gonna Set The Night On Fire) lacked in heaviosity they made up for in pleather-trousered attitude. The entire band was pretty well tatted up, and the singer had two complete sleeves and complete back piece. Cinderella. Currently, the band continues to record and perform and though they have had a few lineup changes over the years including different vocalists, they still have a devoted fanbase. Law And Order had a loose, dangerous, bluesy and authentic vibe to them that bigger bands like Guns N' Roses and Motley Crue had, and the band had great songs to back it all up. Saigon Kicks big album, The Lizard, was on constant rotation in every Trans Am in America for about three months. After the original breakup, Roxy Petrucci would join Vixen and is still a member of the band today. and Cold. Smashed Gladys couldve made it big had they not been crowding along withGuns N Roses,L.A. The band had a raw street sound that provided a sleazy hard rock sound mixed with classic heavy metal. Crimson Glory, whose classic line-up consisted of vocalist Midnight, guitarists Jon Drenning and Ben Jackson, bassist Jeff Lords, and drummer Dana Burnell. So, in essence, a complete band that you and your girlfriend could listen to without an argument. 10 Forgotten 80s And 90s Hair Metal Bands Tard Published: August 3, 2019 YouTube On Saturday nights here on Classic Rock 105.1 from 6p to 7p, we celebrate the over the top excess that was the 80's Hair Metal Scene. Ronnie James Dio offered his help to the band and worked on demos with Boleyn. Their first release On The Streets(1983) was straight ahead classic-sounding heavy metal with a glam look, but the band quickly went to a much softer overall sound for their second album, simply titled Le Mans (1986). The metal press fell hard for em, setting the singer up as a leather-trousered, barefooted pin-up. 100 Greatest Glam Metal Bands and Hair Metal Bands Quiet Riot Skid Row Cinderella Warrant Firehouse Trixter Nelson Steelheart Motley Crue Poison Dokken Loudness Aerosmith Ratt Kiss Guns N' Roses REALLY? 9) Law And Order - Out of all the bands on this list, Law And Order is the one that left me scratching my head the most wondering why they weren't as huge as Guns N' Roses. Wildside Under The Influence is still a great album by a band that found great success in the L.A. club scene of the late 80s but just recorded too late. Law And Order's follow up "Rites Of Passage" is pretty damn solid as well. Big Deal would be their last album during the 1980s and it also did moderately well. The band briefly featured Randy Castillo (Ozzy Osbourne, Lita Ford, Motley Crue) and Leonard Haze (Y&T). In the next week or two we will be making some major upgrades to the site to bring the software and server fully up to date. A documentary DVD was also filmed showing the bands struggles that kept them from reaching the top of charts alongside bands like Dokken, Ratt, and Motley Crue. The band had actually started in 1985, but the band struggled with both time and finances to record an album until 1989. After separating and splintering for years, the original lineup reformed and went on tour in 2008. With outstanding vocals and a guitar virtuoso, the comparison to Dokken was easy to see. 5) Von Groove - Von Groove showed up at the tail end of the genre in 1992, and were possibly just a day late and a dollar short of being a bigger deal. Tuff, however, created some great albums and should still appeal to fans of the genre. $16.79 6 Used from $7.48 2 New from $16.79. The band was quite talented and remains an underground favorite for many fans of the genre. Quiet Riots Metal Health became the first #1 metal album of all time. The biggest issue with this album would have to be the sound production, which comes off as a terrible mix considering the artists involved. They scored a radio hit with the single Ill See You in My Dreams. I came of age at a very weird time in music history. Stryper-Stryper has to be at the top of this list. Prior to the concept album THE OTHER ONE which will be released on March 24, 2023 (Friday), BABYMETAL has revealed that they will simultaneously 80s Icon Debbie Gibson recently shared this post on her Facebook page in a moving tribute to her Mother: We covered a lot of DURAN DURAN ANNOUNCE 2023 NORTH AMERICANFUTURE PASTARENA TOUR. Tuff Luck was a really talented band that fell victim to not being able to land a big record contract. Funny Money After Kix disbanded, vocalist Steve Whiteman continued on with Funny Money. This was the only album released by White Tiger. Then in 1985, they released the appropriately named Night Of The Crime, because its simply a crime that this album didnt top the hard rock and metal charts at the time. Love/Hate Blackout In The Red Room hit in 1990 and this band seemed to have the swagger of a young AC/DC. You may know Lead Guitarist Marc Ferrari who also played in Keel, was in the movie "Wayne's World" and actually co-wrote and played on a couple of songs on Pantera's "Power Metal". London released two albums in the 80s, Non-Stop Rock (1985) and, Dont Cry Wolf (1986). I would write something and by the time the production was all through it would have 20 seconds of nonsense guitar jabberwocky and all these crazy vocal and drum effects on it.. Today Helsinkis longest serving gothic rock vampires THE 69 EYES arise from their crypt announcing their new studio album As one of the most respected bands of the EBM movement, its almost hard to fathom that Front 242 has only released a total After making global headlines with the announcement of their eighth studio albumProject Regeneration: Vol. Their album is still highly sought after by collectors. While they made the scene briefly, they never achieved real mainstream success. They last released an album in 2009. These carefully crafted songs were well written and balanced with a few ballads that didnt feel cheesy and full-on rockers that metalheads like me were all about. If you give them a chance they actually had some good rockers on their albums and still continue to record albums periodically. When the band signed with Enigma Records and released Known Your Enemy, it was a much-needed shot in the arm for the band and saw them get larger record distribution. Canadian metal band, Kick Axe never seemed to get a fair shake. Girlschool), taken from their upcoming studio album, Today, California glam rockers, L.A. updated about 1 year ago. The 1980s and early 90s saw hard rock and heavy metal go mainstream and reach a large audience worldwide. The self-titled album featured future Danger Danger vocalist Ted Poley on drums. No genre has been as mocked and reviled as much as hair metal, but for a few years in the 80s - when it was still called glam metal - it bestrode the world like a Spandex and fishnet-clad colossus, twirling its drumsticks at it surveyed all before it. The band based out of Seattle signed with Combat Records and later released the album Below The Belt for Roadrunner Records in 1986. As "glam" or "hair metal" almost became dirty words in the early '90s music industry, a lot of bands who got labeled as such in the past (rightly or not) tried hard to disassociate themselves. Here are some trivia tidbits about their debut full-length, Under the Influence: This album barely got noticed because it was released in the "hair metal saturated" year of 1989. Obviously, that's simply my opinion, but to me these guys seemed like they were poised to become the next big household name. KISS. However, despite that fact, the band never found mainstream success. Here are ten Forgotten Hair Metal Bands of the 80s. The Charm City Devils album,Sins, was dedicated to lead singer Brian Jack after he passed away in 2012 in what was an apparent suicide. They mostly disappeared, but released three albums in 2010 of repurposed material (demos, live recordings, etc. The following list of glam metal albums and songs is a list containing albums and songs described by at least one professional source as glam metal or its interchangeable terms, hair metal, [1] [2] lite metal, [2] pop metal, [2] and metal pop. The song below was their biggest hit (hitting #11 on the Billboard charts). Heavy Pettin is a Scottish band that released its debut Lettin Loose in 1983. No genre has been as mocked and reviled as much as hair metal, but for a few years in the 80s when it was still called glam metal it bestrode the world like a Spandex and fishnet-clad colossus, twirling its drumsticks at it surveyed all before it. Both Shy Boy (David Lee Roth) and Addicted To That Rush (Mr. Big) were written by Sheehan while in Talas. However, the band reformed in 2010 with Warrants Jani Lane (RIP) filling in for the lead singer Russell, while Russell himself attempted to start his own band, Jack Russells Great White. Basically, neither band really worked out for legal and artistic reasons (the death by overdose of Jani Lane probably didnt help matters, either). Circus Of Power came onto the scene with their debut self-titled album in 1988. The album was released on Atlantic Records and is hard to find. These guys had much more success in the UK than here in the states, and from what I understand, they're still together in some fashion, and putting out new music. St. John was a great player, but this album suffers from really poor production that burdens this album throughout. The band was originally named Heroes, and the band consisted of Tim Hall (vocals), Steve McKnight (guitar), Phil Deckard (bass), John Freixas (drums), and JC Crampton (Keyboards). And while it was a hit with fans, it was a little too late to gain the attention of mass record buyers as the scene was moving toward grunge and alternative rock. Omen was formed in L.A. in 1983 by guitarist Kenny Powell and the band signed to Metal Blade Records in 1984. Baton Rouge technically released their debut album Shake Your Soul in 1990, but its included here because it reflects the bands earlier material. He has written for Metal Hammer, Louder, Prog, the Observer, Select, Mojo, the Evening Standard and the totally legendary Ultrakill. Mamas Boys was an Irish metal band featuring the three McManus brothers Pat, a.k.a. Priest (Diamond Rexx), and Billy Dior on drums. It unfortunately never reached enough people to garner the success it deserved. Formed in 1983, this band had a pretty bright future ahead of them when they released their album Rat Race in 1990 under Chrysalis Records, produced by big-time music producer Howard Benson. For all of the bands that made it big, there were plenty of other talented bands that got lost in the shuffle. But follow-up albums, although still quite good, just didnt live up to the level of the first release. Collectors are often on the lookout for this album and those who have it and have heard it, know that its a great album from the era. This German band led by Mat Sinner is often compared to another great metal band, The Pretty Maids. While Law Of The Order was well received by the bands fans it simply didnt get much promotion because of the changing musical climate. Swedish glam metallers Shotgun Messiah impressed a lot of people with their trashy, sleaze sound on their self-titled debut in 1989. I've sidestepped it until now, but if there's a type of music that once ruled MTV but now has been mostly (or self-imposed forcibly) forgotten, it's songs by the Hair Metal Bands (aka Hair Bands). Another great hair metal band that has gone totally underrated. They even reached gold status on their first release. It charted in the top 200 in the U.S. However, Mass was never able to achieve mainstream success as Stryper did. Bands like Aerosmith, Kiss, Boston, Slade are bands that contributed to the evolution of hair metal music. I had their 2nd album. Cant remember the title but I did like it an awful lot 13 years ago. Singer Paramore McCarty has a voice that combines gritty and high-pitched screams. However, that doesnt mean that they werent great, and deserve to be heard. The band briefly reformed and released the single Im Just A Man in 2017 on Tom Morellos (Rage Against The Machine) Firebrand Records. Electric Boys Swedish upstarts Electric Boys took a different approach to melodic metal by merging a bit of 70s rock and interesting rhythms to create something unique. The band will be releasing a live album this summer TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT LIVELOUD 2023 Tom Keifer (Cinderella) and Winger and John Corabi (Motley Crue, The Scream) will hit the tour circuit in 2023. Shark Who? The band reformed with a different lineup and have released three more studio albums in the 2000s. Guitarist Tommy Thayer would later go on to replace Ace Frehley in KISS. Only one studio album, years later this album release, the more famous and respectable Nelson. Work with bands like Tesla the shuffle never achieved real mainstream success as Stryper did (! 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