List of glam metal bands and artists

The following list of glam metal bands and artists includes bands and artists that have been described as glam metal or its interchangeable terms, hair metal,{{sfn|Weinstein|2015|pp=223–26}}{{cite web|first= Carlos |last= Ramirez |title= Top 10 Musicians with Hair Metal Pasts |website= Noisecreep |date= January 2010 |access-date= April 18, 2010 |url= http://noisecreep.com/top-10-musicians-with-hair-metal-pasts/}} hair band,{{sfn|Witmer|2010|p=22}} pop metal{{sfn|Weinstein|2015|pp=223–26}} and lite metal{{sfn|Weinstein|2015|pp=223–26}} by professional journalists at some stage in their career. Glam metal is a subgenre of heavy metal{{cite news|first= Jane |last= Stevenson |title= 'Headbanger' is Heavy Metal: 101 |newspaper= Toronto Sun |date= February 24, 2006 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://jam.canoe.com/Movies/Reviews/M/Metal_A_Headbangers_Journey/2006/02/24/1460060.html |archive-date= August 22, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160822084005/http://jam.canoe.com/Movies/Reviews/M/Metal_A_Headbangers_Journey/2006/02/24/1460060.html}} and is influenced by 1970s glam rock.{{cite web |first= Chad |last= Bowar |title= What Is Hair Metal? |publisher= About.com |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://heavymetal.about.com/od/heavymetal101/p/hairmetal.htm |archive-date= February 4, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120204193231/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/heavymetal101/p/hairmetal.htm |url-status= dead }} Glam metal groups wear "flashy clothing, heavy makeup, and large, teased hair".{{cite web|title= Pop/Rock » Heavy Metal » Hair Metal |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/style/hair-metal-ma0000011902}}

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Glam metal bands and artists

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Aerosmith (1987–1993){{sfn|Harrington|2002|p=392}}{{cite news|first= Jon |last= Pareles |author-link= Jon Pareles |title= Heavy Metal, Weighty Words |newspaper= The New York Times |date= July 10, 1988 |url= http://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/10/magazine/heavy-metal-weighty-words.html?pagewanted=all |archive-date= July 11, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100711030455/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/10/magazine/heavy-metal-weighty-words.html?pagewanted=all}}{{cite book|first= Deborah |last= Andrews |year= 1992 |title= Annual Obituary, 1991 |publisher= St. James Press |page= 250 |isbn= 978-1-55862-175-6 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=6FMYAAAAIAAJ&q=%22glam%20metal%22}}{{cite magazine|first= Dan |last= Weiss |title= Aerosmith Tell the Story Behind Their Hard-Rock Masterpiece 'Toys in the Attic' |magazine= Spin |date= May 4, 2015 |access-date= March 16, 2021 |url= https://www.spin.com/2015/05/aerosmith-toys-in-the-attic-40th-anniversary-oral-history/ |quote= They invented the power ballad altogether with 1973's "Dream On," which they'd go on to perfect further with "Angel," "Janie's Got a Gun," and "Cryin'," reclaiming the territory a decade later from other glam-inspired "hair metal" bands who owe the original article quite a bit.}}
Aldo Nova{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/aldo-nova-mw0000195112 |title=Aldo Nova - Aldo Nova review |last=Adams |first=Bret |work=AllMusic |publisher=All Media Network |accessdate=September 1, 2021 }}
Alias{{cite web|title= The 10 best Canadian one-hit wonders of the '90s |publisher= CBC Music |date= February 26, 2015 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.cbcmusic.ca/posts/11316/the-10-best-canadian-one-hit-wonders-of-the-90s}}
Alice N' Chains{{cite web|first= Carlos |last= Ramirez |title= Top 10 Musicians with Hair Metal Pasts |date= January 2010 |publisher= Noisecreep |url= http://noisecreep.com/top-10-musicians-with-hair-metal-pasts/ |access-date= October 9, 2016}}
Alien
Ampage{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2023-01-06 |title=Shudder Debuts 'Sorry About The Demon' Trailer; 'You Can Live Forever', 'Falling Higher: The Story Of Ampage', 'They Wait In The Dark' Acquisitions – Film Briefs |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/sorry-about-the-demon-trailer-ampage-documentary-acquisition-film-briefs-1235212426/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Deadline |quote=Ampage started as a garage band in 1978 before evolving into a headliner on the Sunset Strip during the glam metal era of the 1980s}}
Autograph{{sfn|Phillips|Cogan|2009|p=29}}{{cite web|first= Mike |last= McPadden |title= The Hair Metal 100: Ranking the '80s Greatest Glam Bands, Part 4 |publisher= VH1 |date= September 24, 2015 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= https://www.vh1.com/news/vns2z2/the-hair-metal-100-part-4|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220704102909/https://www.vh1.com/news/vns2z2/the-hair-metal-100-part-4|url-status= live|archive-date= July 4, 2022}}{{cite web|first= Eduardo |last= Rivadavia |title= Autograph – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/autograph-mn0000060012/biography}}

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Babylon A.D.{{cite web|first= Greg |last= Prato |title= Babylon A.D. – In the Beginning... Persuaders Recordings 8688 |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-the-beginning-persuaders-recordings-8688-mw0000444303}}{{cite web|first= Mike |last= McPadden |title= The Hair Metal 100: Ranking the '80s Greatest Glam Bands, Part 1 |publisher= VH1 |date= September 21, 2015 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= https://www.vh1.com/news/n6rdsv/hair-metal-100-part-one-100-to-81|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220518000121/https://www.vh1.com/news/n6rdsv/hair-metal-100-part-one-100-to-81|url-status= live|archive-date= May 18, 2022}}
Bad City{{cite web|first= Allyson B. |last= Crawford |title= Top 10 New-School Hair Metal Bands |website= Noisecreep |date= August 3, 2011 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://noisecreep.com/top-10-new-school-hair-metal-bands/}}
Bad Company (1986–1990){{sfn|Popoff|2014|pp=120, 154, 188}}
Bad English{{sfn|Popoff|2014|pp=171, 209}}
Bad4Good
Badlands{{sfn|Popoff|2014|p=170}}{{cite web|first= Mike |last= McPadden |title= The Hair Metal 100: Ranking the '80s Greatest Glam Bands, Part 3 |publisher= VH1 |date= September 23, 2015 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= https://www.vh1.com/news/yagxu0/the-hair-metal-100-part-3|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220524112935/https://www.vh1.com/news/yagxu0/the-hair-metal-100-part-3|url-status= live|archive-date= May 24, 2022}}
Bangalore Choir
Bang Camaro{{cite news|first= Barry |last= Thompson |title= Mob rules |date= November 11, 2008 |newspaper= The Boston Phoenix |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/71795-mob-rules/}}{{cite magazine|title= Bang Camaro – Bang Camaro II |magazine= Billboard |date= January 17, 2009 |volume= 121 |issue= 2 |page= 33 |issn= 0006-2510 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=aKAOa7WLRrYC&q=%22hair+metal%22&pg=PT32}}
Bang Tango{{sfn|Phillips|Cogan|2009|pp=31–2}}{{cite web|first= Len |last= Comaratta |title= Whatever Happened To: The B-Listers of Hair Metal |website= Consequence of Sound |date= September 26, 2010 |access-date= February 22, 2021 |url= https://consequenceofsound.net/2010/09/whatever-happened-to-the-b-listers-of-hair-metal/}}{{cite news|first= Chris |last= Mautner |title= See hair now: Nine '80s glam metal acts coming to central Pa. this summer |newspaper= The Patriot-News |date= May 1, 2019 |access-date= March 3, 2021 |url= https://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/2019/05/see-hair-now-nine-80s-glam-metal-acts-coming-to-central-pa-this-summer.html}}
Barren Cross{{sfn|Thompson|2000|p=159}}
Baton Rouge{{Cite web |date=August 3, 2019 |title=10 Forgotten 80s And 90s Hair Metal Bands You Should Know |url=https://classicrock1051.com/10-forgotten-80s-and-90s-hair-metal-bands/ |access-date=August 9, 2023 |website=Classic Rock 105.1}}{{Cite web |last=Caughron |first=Bobby |date=November 15, 2021 |title=80 Lesser Known Hard Rock And Metal Bands From The 80s That Should Have Been Bigger |url=https://xsrock.com/80-lesser-known-hard-rock-and-metal-bands-from-the-80s-that-should-have-been-bigger/ |access-date=August 9, 2023 |website=XS ROCK}}
Beautiful Creatures{{Cite web |last=Arnold |first=Neil |title=BEAUTIFUL CREATURES – Deuce (2005) |url=https://www.metalforcesmagazine.com/site/album-review-beautiful-creatures-deuce/ |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=Metal Forces}}
Beggars & Thieves{{cite web|first= Alex |last= Henderson |title= Beggars & Thieves – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/beggars-thieves-mn0000125631}}
Nuno Bettencourt{{cite web|first= Philip |last= Trapp |title= Hair Metal Guitarist Turned Down Ozzy Gig, His Band Broke Up 3 Weeks Later |website= Loudwire |date= June 16, 2020 |access-date= February 25, 2021 |url= https://loudwire.com/hair-metal-guitarist-turned-down-ozzy-osbourne/}}
Bitch (as Betsy){{cite web|first= Alex |last= Henderson |title= Bitch – Bitch |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/bitch-mw0000838324}}
Black 'n Blue{{cite web|first= William |last= Ruhlmann |title= Black 'N Blue – Hell Yeah! |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/hell-yeah%21-mw0000460065}}{{cite web|first= Mike |last= McPadden |title= The Hair Metal 100: Ranking the '80s Greatest Glam Bands, Part 2 |publisher= VH1 |date= September 22, 2015 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= https://www.vh1.com/news/g7xhgb/hair-metal-100-part-2|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220819013107/https://www.vh1.com/news/g7xhgb/hair-metal-100-part-2|url-status= live|archive-date= August 19, 2022}}
Blackfoot (Siogo era){{sfn|Popoff|2014|p=49}}
Black Veil Brides{{sfn|Strother|2013|p=99}}{{cite news|first= Doc |last= Coyle |title= Is Glam Metal Back from The Dead? A Look into Glam's Recent Revival |publisher= VH1 |date= May 11, 2015 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= https://www.vh1.com/news/y08hq8/glam-metal-revival|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221004035222/https://www.vh1.com/news/y08hq8/glam-metal-revival|url-status= live|archive-date= October 4, 2022}}
Blessed by a Broken Heart{{cite web|first= Greg |last= Sammons |title= Greenbelt '10: The Music Reviews > Toxic Federation – Underground - 8:00pm |website= Cross Rhythms |date= September 1, 2010 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/Greenbelt_10_The_Music_Reviews/41020/p1/}}{{cite magazine|first= Brandon |last= Geist |title= Blessed by a Broken Heart Premiere New Song, "Shut Up and Rock," featuring Dallas Taylor of Maylene and the Sons of Disaster |magazine= Revolver |date= October 1, 2012 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.revolvermag.com/news/blessed-by-a-broken-heart-premiere-new-song-shut-up-and-rock-featuring-dallas-taylor-of-maylene-and-the-sons-of-disaster.html |archive-date= March 30, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160330025710/http://www.revolvermag.com/news/blessed-by-a-broken-heart-premiere-new-song-shut-up-and-rock-featuring-dallas-taylor-of-maylene-and-the-sons-of-disaster.html |url-status= dead}}
Blonz{{cite magazine|first= Pete |last= Crigler |title= Hair Metal |magazine= Perfect Sound Forever |date= February 2015 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.furious.com/perfect/hairmetal.html}}
Bloodgood{{sfn|Strother|2013|p=41}}
Blue Murder{{sfn|Popoff|2014|p=169}}
Bon Jovi{{cite web|author= Sleazegrinder |title= The 20 Greatest Hair Metal Anthems of All Time |website= Louder |date= December 4, 2015 |access-date= February 3, 2021 |url= https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-best-20-hair-metal-anthems-of-all-time-ever}}{{sfnm|Cogan|2011|Harrington|2002|2p=392|3a1=Phillips|3a2=Cogan|3y=2009|3pp=43–45|Strother|2013|4pp=84, 183–84, 186|Weinstein|2015|5pp=223–26}}{{cite magazine|first= Chuck |last= Klosterman |author-link= Chuck Klosterman |title= The Return of Hair Metal |magazine= Blender |date= May 15, 2001 |url= http://www.blender.com/guide/66644/return-hair-metal.html |archive-date= December 28, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101228105125/http://www.blender.com/guide/66644/return-hair-metal.html}}{{cite web|first= Mike |last= McPadden |title= The Hair Metal 100: Ranking the '80s Greatest Glam Bands—The Final 20! |publisher= VH1 |date= September 25, 2015 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= https://www.vh1.com/news/9y8tt7/the-hair-metal-100-part-5|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220629182417/https://www.vh1.com/news/9y8tt7/the-hair-metal-100-part-5|url-status= live|archive-date= June 29, 2022}}{{cite news|first= Adam |last= Steininger |title= The 15 Best Hair Metal Bands of All Time |newspaper= LA Weekly |date= September 3, 2013 |access-date= March 1, 2021 |url= https://www.laweekly.com/the-15-best-hair-metal-bands-of-all-time/}}
Bonfire
Bonham
Brain Donor{{cite web|first= Nathan |last= Wiseman |title= Writing Rock: A Psychogeography of Pop |website= PopMatters |date=Autumn 2004 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.popmatters.com/chapter/04Autumn/wiseman.html}}
Bride{{sfnm|Powell|2002|1pp=99, 110|Strother|2013|2p=41}}
Brides of Destruction{{cite news|title= For the Record: Quick News on Britney Spears, Brandy, J-Kwon, Kurt Cobain, Ying Yang Twins, Distillers, Poison & More |publisher= MTV News |date= March 26, 2004 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/1486009/for-the-record-quick-news-on-britney-spears-brandy-j-kwon-kurt-cobain-ying-yang-twins-distillers-poison-more/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160124032825/http://www.mtv.com/news/1486009/for-the-record-quick-news-on-britney-spears-brandy-j-kwon-kurt-cobain-ying-yang-twins-distillers-poison-more/|url-status= dead|archive-date= January 24, 2016}}
Brighton Rock{{cite news|first= John |last= Law |title= Five who deserve a spot on our Wall of Fame |newspaper= Welland Tribune |date= August 28, 2015 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.wellandtribune.ca/2015/08/28/five-who-deserve-a-spot-on-our-wall-of-fame}}
Britny Fox{{sfn|Strother|2013|pp=99, 157, 162–3}}{{cite magazine|title= The Top 10 Biggest Hair Bands ... Literally |magazine= Guitar World |date= March 25, 2015 |url= http://www.guitarworld.com/top-10-biggest-hair-bands-literally |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151115204952/http://www.guitarworld.com/top-10-biggest-hair-bands-literally |archive-date= November 15, 2015}}
BulletBoys{{sfn|Phillips|Cogan|2009|p=47}}

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Candy Harlots{{sfn|Giffin|2015|loc="Candy Harlots"}}
Casablanca{{cite web | url=https://www.metalkingdom.net/band/casablanca-45847 | title=Casablanca | Discography }}
Child's Play
Cinderella{{sfnm|Christe|2003|1loc="The Hollywood Glambangers"|1p=159|2a1=Cogan|2y=2011|3a1=Phillips|3a2=Cogan|3y=2009|3pp=52–53|4a1=Strother|4y=2013|4pp=99, 133}}{{cite web|first= Chad |last= Bowar |title= Best Hair Metal Bands |publisher= About.com |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://heavymetal.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/hairbands.htm |archive-date= May 13, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130513054416/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/hairbands.htm}}{{cite web|first= Axl |last= Rosenberg |title= Rocklahoma Washes the Metal Right Out of Its Hair |website= MetalSucks |date= February 23, 2010 |access-date= July 23, 2021 |url= https://www.metalsucks.net/2010/02/23/rocklahoma-washes-the-metal-right-out-of-its-hair/}}{{cite magazine |first= Stephen |last= Judge |title= Rock the Boat! Shiprocked Metal Cruise |magazine= Blurt |date= April 6, 2011 |access-date= July 23, 2021 |url= https://blurtonline.com/feature/rock-the-boat-shiprocked-metal-cruise-2/ }}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Circus of Power{{cite web|first= Alex |last= Henderson |title= Circus of Power – Vices |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/vices-mw0000654475}}
Contraband{{sfn|Popoff|2014|p=205}}
Alice Cooper (late '80s/early '90s work){{sfn|Popoff|2014|p=171}}
David Coverdale{{cite news|first= Gavin |last= Edwards |title= 15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos |newspaper= The New York Times |date= May 5, 2020 |access-date= March 2, 2021 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/arts/music/hair-metal-videos.html |quote= David Coverdale, the lead singer of Deep Purple in the 1970s, remade himself as a hair-metal star}}
Crashdïet
Crazy Lixx
Cry Wolf
The Cult (Electric and Sonic Temple){{cite news|first= Ben |last= Westhoff |title= Chuck Klosterman's Favorite Hair Metal Albums |newspaper= LA Weekly |date= December 6, 2011 |access-date= March 4, 2021 |url= https://www.laweekly.com/chuck-klostermans-favorite-hair-metal-albums/}}{{cite magazine|title= Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties |magazine= Guitar World |date= September 2, 2015 |access-date= December 7, 2020 |url= https://www.guitarworld.com/top_20_hair_metal_albums_of_the_eighties?page=0,1 |archive-date= December 24, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151224024340/https://www.guitarworld.com/top_20_hair_metal_albums_of_the_eighties?page=0,1}}
Cycle Sluts from Hell{{cite web|first= Greg |last= Prato |title= Cycle Sluts from Hell – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/cycle-sluts-from-hell-mn0000787285/biography}}

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D.A.D.{{sfn|Klypchak|2016}}
Damn Yankees{{sfn|Popoff|2014|pp=182, 187}}
Danger Danger{{cite web|first= Greg |last= Prato |title= Danger Danger – Screw It! |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/screw-it%21-mw0001962521}}
Dangerous Toys
The Darkness{{cite web |first= Martin C. |last= Strong |title= The Darkness Biography |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://thegreatrockbible.com/portfolio-item/darkness-biography/ }}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|first= Eduardo |last= Rivadavia |title= The Darkness – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-darkness-mn0000141683/biography}}{{cite magazine|first= Wes |last= Orshoski |title= Now, Hear This ... The Darkness |magazine= Billboard |date= September 27, 2003 |volume= 115 |issue= 39 |page= 54 |issn= 0006-2510 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=hBEEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22hair+metal%22&pg=PA55-IA19}}
The Datsuns{{cite news|first= Betty |last= Clarke |title= The Datsuns, Shepherds Bush Empire, London |newspaper= The Guardian |date= July 5, 2003 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/jul/05/artsfeatures.popandrock2}}
Def Leppard{{cite web|title= Top 10 Best Hair Metal Bands |website= Ultimate Guitar |date= March 10, 2014 |access-date= April 25, 2020 |url= https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/wtf/top_10_best_hair_metal_bands.html}}{{cite magazine|first= Jon |last= Blistein |title= Def Leppard, Poison, Tesla Announce Huge U.S. Summer Tour |magazine= Rolling Stone |date= January 12, 2017 |access-date= July 23, 2021 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/def-leppard-poison-tesla-announce-huge-u-s-summer-tour-126279/}}
Diamond Nights{{cite news|title= The Listings: Sept. 9 -- Sept. 15 |newspaper= The New York Times |date= September 9, 2005 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9802E6D71231F93AA3575AC0A9639C8B63}}
Diamond Rexx{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p12749/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Diamond Rexx – Biography |last=Henderson|first=Alex|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=July 4, 2009}}
Diemonds{{cite news|first= Benjamin |last= Boles |title= Diemonds video dance party |newspaper= Now |date= July 15, 2011 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= https://nowtoronto.com/music/diemonds-video-dance-party/}}{{cite magazine|first= Scott |last= Tavener |title= Diemonds: Baitshop, Toronto ON March 12 |magazine= Exclaim! |date= March 14, 2011 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://exclaim.ca/music/article/diemonds-baitshop_toronto_on_march_12}}
Dirty Looks{{cite web|first= Patrick |last= Schabe |title= Dirty Looks: Dirty Looks/Turn It Up |website= PopMatters |date= April 5, 2007 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.popmatters.com/review/dirty-looks-dirty-looks-turn-it-up/}}
Dirty Penny{{cite magazine|first= Steve |last= Kandell |title= Nothin' But a Good Time |magazine= Spin |date= August 23, 2007 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.spin.com/2007/08/nothin-good-time/}}
Divlje Jagode{{cite web|first= Nenad |last= Pejović |title= Teškometalni Ikar protiv gravitacije |website= Popboks |date= 23 March 2009 |access-date= 14 November 2024 |url= https://www.popboks.com/article/7240}}{{cite web|first= Darija |last= Đumić |title= "Sve prolazi, a mi ne bismo hteli – jer još je toliko divljeg u vama!" – Divlje Jagode u MTS Dvorani |website= Balkanrock |date= 10 October 2020 |access-date= 14 November 2024 |url= https://balkanrock.com/reportaze/sve-prolazi-a-mi-ne-bismo-hteli-jer-jos-je-toliko-divljeg-u-vama-divlje-jagode-u-mts-dvorani/}}
D'Molls{{sfn|Popoff|2014|pp=57, 83, 121, 182, 190}}
Dokken{{sfnm|Christe|2003|1loc="The Hollywood Glambangers"|1p=159|Cogan|2011|3a1=Phillips|3a2=Cogan|3y=2009|3pp=76–77}}

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Easy Action
Electric Angels{{Cite web |last=Olivier |date=2017-04-10 |title=Electric Angels' previously unreleased second album 'Lost In The Atlantic' now available - Sleaze Roxx |url=https://sleazeroxx.com/electric-angels-previously-unreleased-second-album-lost-in-the-atlantic-now-available/ |access-date=2025-01-12}}
Electric Boys{{sfn|Klypchak|2016}}
Enuff Z'Nuff{{sfn|Popoff|2014|p=174}}{{cite web|first= Allyson B. |last= Crawford |title= Enuff Z'nuff Don't Cheat When Playing Live |website= Noisecreep |date= May 13, 2010 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://noisecreep.com/enuff-znuff-dont-cheat-when-playing-live/}}
Europe{{sfnm|Cogan|2011|Popoff|2014|2pp=107, 153|Strother|2013|3pp=157, 183–84}}{{cite magazine|first= Kelley |last= Simms |title= Europe – War of Kings |magazine= Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles |date= March 17, 2015 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://bravewords.com/reviews/europe-war-of-kings}}{{cite web|title= Video Hangover: Europe – "Cherokee" |website= Stereogum |date= March 5, 2007 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.stereogum.com/4760/video_hangover_europe_cherokee/video/}}
Every Mother's Nightmare
Extreme{{sfn|Popoff|2014|p=182}}{{cite web|first= Corey |last= Irwin |title= The Day Gary Cherone Left Van Halen |website= Ultimate Classic Rock |date= November 5, 2019 |access-date= February 25, 2021 |url= https://ultimateclassicrock.com/gary-cherone-leaves-van-halen/}}
Ezo{{sfn|Yang|Gan|Hong|1997|p=264}}

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Faster Pussycat{{sfnm|Christe|2003|1loc="The Hollywood Glambangers"|1p=159|2a1=Phillips|2a2=Cogan|2y=2009|2p=92}}
Fastway
Femme Fatale{{sfn|Strother|2013|p=99}}
FireHouse{{sfnm|1a1=Phillips|1a2=Cogan|1y=2009|1p=94–5|2a1=Popoff|2y=2014|2pp=182, 207}}
Lita Ford{{sfnm|1a1=Phillips|1a2=Cogan|1y=2009|1p=96|2a1=Popoff|2y=2014|2pp=49, 57, 144, 188|Strother|2013|3p=83|Weinstein|2015|4pp=223–26}}
Frehley's Comet{{sfn|Popoff|2014|p=150}}

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Giant{{sfn|Popoff|2014|p=175}}{{cite web|first= Greg |last= Prato |title= Giant – Live and Acoustic |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-and-acoustic-mw0000465906}}
Giuffria{{sfn|Popoff|2014|p=57}}
Gorky Park (early work){{cite web|first= Greg |last= Prato |title= Gorky Park – Protivofazza |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/protivofazza-mw0001234008}}
Gotthard{{cite web|first= Alexey |last= Eremenko |title= Gotthard – One Team One Spirit |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/one-team-one-spirit-mw0000744063}}
Great White{{sfn|Phillips|Cogan|2009|p=102}}
Griva{{cite web|title= Griva – Griva |website= Iskon Internet |date= February 9, 2020 |access-date= 3 August 2020 |url= https://www.rocker.si/zlatko-karavla-griva-poceti-s-srcem/}}{{cite web|first= Nejc |last= Zupančič |title= V prerezu: GRIVA (1983-1992) |website= Rocker.si |date= 7 February 2022 |access-date= 3 August 2020 |url= https://www.rocker.si/v-prerezu-griva-1983-1992/}}
Guardian{{sfn|Strother|2013|p=41}}{{cite web |first= Paul |last= Gibson |title= Guardian Reality Show Experiment Has Begun |website= Christian Rock 20 |date= April 16, 2009 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.thechristianrock20.com/guardian-reality-show-experiment-has-begun/ |archive-date= March 28, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190328062203/http://www.thechristianrock20.com/guardian-reality-show-experiment-has-begun/ |url-status= dead }}
Guns N' Roses{{sfnm|Cogan|2011|Klypchak|2016|Strother|2013|3p=186|Weinstein|2015|4pp=223–26, 244–45}}{{cite magazine|first= Shane |last= Baldwin |title= Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks |magazine= Record Collector |issue= 467 |date= May 22, 2017 |access-date= June 11, 2021 |url= https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/album/bangkok-shocks-saigon-shakes-hanoi-rocks}}

=H=

Sammy Hagar{{cite web |first= Martin C. |last= Strong |author-link= Martin C. Strong |title= Sammy Hagar Biography |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://thegreatrockbible.com/portfolio-item/sammy-hagar-biography/ |archive-date= September 18, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200918142852/https://thegreatrockbible.com/portfolio-item/sammy-hagar-biography/ |url-status= dead }}
Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve{{sfn|Popoff|2014|p=59}}
Hanoi Rocks{{sfnm|Christe|2003|1loc="The Hollywood Glambangers"|1p=159|Cogan|2011|Klypchak|2016|4a1=Phillips|4a2=Cogan|4y=2009|4pp=108–9|5a1=Popoff|5y=2014|5p=81}}
Hardcore Superstar
Harem Scarem{{cite web|first= Rob |last= Theakston |title= Harem Scarem – The Essentials |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-essentials-mw0000708763}}{{sfn|Popoff|2014|p=208}}
H.E.A.T{{cite web|first= Alexey |last= Eremenko |title= H.E.A.T – H.E.A.T |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/heat-mw0000849201}}
Heaven's Edge{{cite web|first= Greg |last= Prato |title= Heaven's Edge – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/heavens-edge-mn0000562465/biography}}
Helix{{sfn|Popoff|2014|pp=48, 70, 98, 133}}
Hinder
Hollywood Rose
Holy Soldier{{sfnm|Powell|2002|1p=420|Strother|2013|2p=41}}
Honeymoon Suite
House of Lords{{sfn|Popoff|2014|pp=182, 195}}
Hurricane{{sfn|Popoff|2014|p=182}}

=I=

Icon{{cite magazine|first= Geoff |last= Melton |title= Icon: 1984 Live Bootleg |issue= 38 |date= June 2001 |magazine= In Music We Trust |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.inmusicwetrust.com/articles/38k05.html}}
It's Alive{{cite magazine|first= John |last= Seabrook |title= Blank Space: What Kind of Genius Is Max Martin? |magazine= The New Yorker |date= September 30, 2015 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/blank-space-what-kind-of-genius-is-max-martin}}

=J=

Jackyl{{sfn|Phillips|Cogan|2009|p=121}}
Jetboy{{cite web|first= Greg |last= Prato |title= Jetboy – Make Some More Noise |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/make-some-more-noise-mw0000586573}}
Johnny Crash{{sfn|Popoff|2014|pp=182, 185}}
Junkyard{{sfn|Popoff|2014|p=134}}
Jailhouse

=K=

Karizma{{cite web|first= Petar |last= Kostić |title= Karizma – Smej se (2016) |publisher= Balkanrock |date= April 21, 2017 |access-date= July 28, 2024 |url= https://balkanrock.com/autorski-clanci/recenzije/karizma-smej-se-2016/}}{{cite web|first= J. |last= P. |title= Karizma – Povratak na velika vrata – Smej Se (2016) |publisher= Junk Yard Rock Stories |date= January 25, 2017 |access-date= July 28, 2024 |url= https://junkyardrockstories.com/sr/2017/01/karizma-povratak-na-velika-vrata-smej-se-2016/}}
Keel{{cite web|first= Eduardo |last= Rivadavia |title= Keel – The Right to Rock |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-right-to-rock-mw0000624626}}
Kick Axe{{sfn|Popoff|2014|pp=57, 101}}
Kik Tracee{{cite web|first= Greg |last= Prato |title= Kik Tracee – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kik-tracee-mn0000080654/biography}}
Killer Dwarfs{{cite web|first= Alex |last= Henderson |title= Killer Dwarfs – Dirty Weapons |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/dirty-weapons-mw0001622569}}
King Kobra{{cite web|first= Kenneth |last= Herzog |title= King Cobra / King Kobra – Thrill of a Lifetime |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/thrill-of-a-lifetime-mw0000462711}}
Kingdom Come
Kiss{{cite web|title= Pop/Rock » Heavy Metal » Pop-Metal |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/style/pop-metal-ma0000002785}}{{cite web |first= Martin C. |last= Strong |title= KISS Biography |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://thegreatrockbible.com/portfolio-item/kiss/ }}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Kissin' Dynamite{{Cite web |last=Riedl |first=Katrin |date=January 21, 2022 |title=Kissin' Dynamite: Auf der Überholspur |url=https://www.metal-hammer.de/kissin-dynamite-auf-der-ueberholspur-1901077/ |access-date=February 14, 2024 |website=Metal Hammer |language=de}}
Kix{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= Album of the Week: Kix Rock Your Face Off |website= Stereogum |date= August 5, 2014 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.stereogum.com/1696929/album-of-the-week-kix-rock-your-face-off/franchises/album-of-the-week/}}
Krokus (80s work){{sfn|Popoff|2014|pp=75, 108, 144}}

=L=

L.A. Guns{{sfn|Cogan|2011}}{{cite web|first= Stephen Thomas |last= Erlewine |author-link= Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title= L.A. Guns – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/la-guns-mn0000778906/biography}}
The Last Vegas
Leviticus{{sfnm|Powell|2002|1p=524|Strother|2013|2p=42}}
Lillian Axe{{sfnm|Popoff|2014|1p=171|Strother|2013|2p=99}}{{cite web|first= Jason |last= Anderson |title= Lillian Axe – Fields of Yesterday |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/fields-of-yesterday-bonus-tracks-mw0000239136}}
Lion
Little Caesar
Lizzy Borden{{cite web|first= Stewart |last= Mason |title= Lizzy Borden – Visual Lies |access-date= July 16, 2016 |publisher= AllMusic |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/visual-lies-mw0000651643}}
London{{sfnm|Christe|2003|1loc="The Hollywood Glambangers"|1p=160|Popoff|2014|2pp=25, 57, 83, 101, 110, 182}}
Lord Tracy{{sfn|Strother|2013|p=99}}
Loudness{{sfn|Yang|Gan|Hong|1997|p=264}}
Love/Hate
Lynam
Lynch Mob{{sfn|Popoff|2014|p=196}}

=M=

Madam X{{cite web|title= Madam X – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/madam-x-mn0001009202}}
Magdallan{{sfn|Strother|2013|p=50}}
Yngwie Malmsteen
Manic Street Preachers (Generation Terrorists era){{cite web|first= Kayley |last= Kravitz |title= Archiving Pain: Richey Edwards disappeared 20 years ago, but his genius with the Manics lives on |website= Vanyaland |date= January 30, 2015 |access-date= May 14, 2019 |url= https://vanyaland.com/2015/01/30/lyrical-preacher-richey-edwards-disappeared-20-years-ago-sunday-genius-lives/}}
McAuley Schenker Grouphttps://www.pressreader.com/uk/classic-rock/20180501/282389810087320 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QzyDDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22msg%22+%22hair+metal%22&pg=PT68 | isbn=9780306922015 | title=Hard to Handle: The Life and Death of the Black Crowes--A Memoir | date=September 24, 2019 | publisher=Hachette Books }}
Michael Monroe{{sfn|Popoff|2014|p=177}}
Mötley Crüe{{sfnm|Christe|2003|1loc="The Hollywood Glambangers"|1p=159|Cogan|2011|Harrington|2002|3p=392|Klypchak|2016|Strother|2013|5pp=48, 91, 133, 186, 220|Weinstein|2015|6pp=223–26|Witmer|2010|7p=22}}
Montrose (Mean era){{cite web |first= Martin C. |last= Strong |title= Montrose Biography |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://thegreatrockbible.com/portfolio-item/montrose-biography/ |archive-date= August 17, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817074530/http://thegreatrockbible.com/portfolio-item/montrose-biography/ |url-status= dead }}
Mr. Big{{sfn|Popoff|2014|pp=171, 182, 202}}{{cite web|first= Andrew |last= Leahey |title= Mr. Big – What If |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/what-if-mw0002087059}}{{cite web|first= Mike |last= McPadden |title= 5 Hair Metal Ballads Inspired by/Ripped Off from Extreme's "More Than Words" |publisher= VH1 |date= August 7, 2015 |access-date= March 2, 2021 |url= https://www.vh1.com/news/hcools/power-ballads-inspired-by-extreme |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220522204741/https://www.vh1.com/news/hcools/power-ballads-inspired-by-extreme |url-status= live |archive-date= May 22, 2022 |quote= Mr. Big debuted as a fairly standard issue pop-leaning hair metal outfit in 1989}}
Murderdolls{{Cite web |date=September 3, 2010 |title=Kritik zu Murderdolls Woman And Children Last |url=https://www.metal-hammer.de/reviews/murderdolls-woman-and-children-last/ |access-date=June 3, 2023 |website=Metal Hammer |language=de}}

=N=

Nasty Idols{{cite web|title= Nasty Idols – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/nasty-idols-mn0000115885/biography}}
Vince Neil
Nelson{{sfn|Popoff|2014|pp=182, 190}}{{cite news|first= Ben |last= Westhoff |title= Two decades after After the Rain, hair metal duo Nelson tries again for the cool-kid club |newspaper= Nashville Scene |date= February 10, 2011 |access-date= March 13, 2021 |url= https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/article/13037258/two-decades-after-after-the-rain-hair-metal-duo-nelson-tries-again-for-the-coolkid-club}}
Night Ranger
Nitro{{sfnm|Christe|2003|1loc="The Hollywood Glambangers"|1p=159|Popoff|2014|2pp=161, 182, 201}}
Ted Nugent (Penetrator era){{sfn|Popoff|2014|p=58}}
The Nymphs{{cite web|first= Brian |last= Flota |title= Nymphs – The Nymphs |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-nymphs-mw0000676656}}

=O=

Odin{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fight-for-your-life-mw0000013057 | title=Odin - Fight for Your Life Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic | website=AllMusic }}{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/oct/15/hair-despair-nightmares-what-happened-to-1980s-metal-also-rans | title=Hair! Despair! Nightmares! What happened to 1980s metal also-rans? | newspaper=The Guardian | date=October 15, 2015 | last1=Simpson | first1=Dave }}
Osmi Putnik{{sfn|Janjatović|2024|p=218}}
Osvajači{{sfn|Janjatović|2024|p=218}}{{cite web|first= Luka |last= Rakočević |title= Belgrade Beer Fest 2024 Dan 4 |website= Vidzeen |date= June 28, 2022 |access-date= August 13, 2024 |url= https://vidzeen.rs/belgrade-beer-fest-2024-dan-4/}}{{cite web|first= Marija |last= Jovanović |title= "Osvajači" najavili beogradski koncert |website= Radio Nostalgija |date= September 16, 2022 |access-date= August 13, 2024 |url= https://www.nostalgija.rs/osvajaci-najavili-beogradski-koncert/}}
Ozzy Osbourne{{cite web|first= Ross |last= Horton |title= Ozzy Osbourne – Ordinary Man |website= musicOMH |date= February 21, 2020 |url= https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/ozzy-osbourne-ordinary-man |archive-date= February 21, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200221192035/https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/ozzy-osbourne-ordinary-man}}{{cite news|first= Greg |last= Kot |author-link= Greg Kot |title= Headbanging 101 |newspaper= Chicago Tribune |date= August 4, 2000 |url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/2000/08/04/headbanging-101/ |archive-date= June 27, 2015 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150627130455/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-08-04/entertainment/0008040130_1_ozzfest-marilyn-manson-metal-community}}{{cite web|first= Tim |last= Slowikowski |title= Ozzy Osbourne: The Essential Ozzy Osbourne |website= PopMatters |date= April 14, 2003 |access-date= July 23, 2021 |url= https://www.popmatters.com/osbourneozzy-essential-2496020794.html}}

=P=

Pantera (80s work){{sfn|Popoff|2014|pp=46, 57, 83}}{{cite web|first= Gregory |last= Heaney |title= Pantera – Original Album Series |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/original-album-series-mw0002219263}}
Poison{{sfnm|Christe|2003|1loc="The Hollywood Glambangers"|1p=159|Cogan|2011|Harrington|2002|3p=392|Klypchak|2016|Strother|2013|5pp=30, 48, 84, 91, 157, 162–3, 186, 220|Weinstein|2015|6pp=223–26|Witmer|2010|7p=22}}
The Poodles{{cite web|first= Stewart |last= Mason |title= Poodles – Sweet Trade |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/sweet-trade-mw0001912013}}
Pretty Boy Floyd{{sfn|Popoff|2014|p=179}}{{cite web|first= Steve |last= Huey |title= Pretty Boy Floyd – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/pretty-boy-floyd-mn0000360013/biography}}
Pretty Maids{{sfn|Klypchak|2016}}
Phantom Blue
Pandoras (late 80s work)

=Q=

Quiet Riot{{sfn|Cogan|2011}}
The Quireboys{{sfn|Popoff|2014|pp=182–3}}

=R=

Ratt{{sfnm|Christe|2003|1loc="The Hollywood Glambangers"|1p=159|Cogan|2011|3a1=Phillips|3a2=Cogan|3y=2009|3p=197|4a1=Strother|4y=2013|4pp=48, 91|5a1=Weinstein|5y=2015|5pp=223–26}}
Reckless Love
Return{{cite web|first= Jason |last= Birchmeier |title= Return – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/return-mn0000663392/biography}}
Rock City Angels{{cite web|first= Bradley |last= Torreano |title= Rock City Angels – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rock-city-angels-mn0000242744}}
David Lee Roth{{sfn|Popoff|2014|pp=58, 82, 84, 182, 201}}{{cite web |first= Martin C. |last= Strong |title= David Lee Roth Biography |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://thegreatrockbible.com/portfolio-item/david-lee-roth-biography/ |archive-date= August 17, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817074054/http://thegreatrockbible.com/portfolio-item/david-lee-roth-biography/ |url-status= dead }}
Rough Cutt{{cite web|first= Eduardo |last= Rivadavia |title= Rough Cutt – Wants You! |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rough-cutt-mn0000851686/biography}}
Roxx Gang{{cite web|author= ryovie |title= Roxx Gang – Boxx of Roxx (2011) |website= Hard Rock Hideout |date= January 23, 2012 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= https://hardrockhideout.com/2012/01/23/roxx-gang-boxx-of-roxx-2011/}}
Roxy Blue{{cite web | url=https://bravewords.com/features/roxy-blue-life-has-a-way-of-scarring-you-good-and-bad | title=ROXY BLUE – "Life Has a Way of Scarring You, Good and Bad" | date=August 26, 2019 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.metaledgemag.com/lists/7-underrated-hair-metal-records-that-deserve-a-second-look | title=7 underrated hair metal records that deserve a second look }}{{sfn|Popoff|2014|pp=185}}

=S=

Sacred Warrior{{sfn|Powell|2002|p=786}}
Saigon Kick
Santa Cruz
Saraya{{cite web|url=http://glamrock.com/bands/saraya/ |title=the band by GlamRock.com » Blog Archive » Saraya |website=Glamrock.com |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102182103/http://glamrock.com/bands/saraya/ |access-date=April 30, 2015|archive-date=January 2, 2015 }}https://balkanrock.com/autorski-clanci/album-po-album/album-po-album-saraya/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}
Satanicide{{cite magazine|first= Cassie |last= Whitt |title= The Lead – 100 Bands You Needed to Know in 2001: Where Are They Now? > Satanicide |magazine= Alternative Press |date= March 25, 2013 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/the_lead_100_bands_you_needed_to_know_in_2001_where_are_they_now/P1}}
Scorpions{{cite web|first= Adam K. |last= Raymond |title= German Hair Metallers Scorpions to Call it Quits |website= Vulture |date= January 24, 2010 |access-date= January 3, 2021 |url= https://www.vulture.com/2010/01/german_hair_metalles_scorpions.html}}{{cite magazine|first= Joshua |last= Keating |title= Was This Hit Power Ballad Written by the CIA? |magazine= Slate |date= May 18, 2020 |access-date= January 3, 2021 |url= https://slate.com/culture/2020/05/wind-of-change-podcast-review-scorpions-song-cia.html}}{{cite web|first= Jason |last= Birchmeier |title= Scorpions – 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection |website= AllMusic |access-date= April 8, 2021 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/20th-century-masters-the-millennium-collection-mw0000588426}}
Sea Hags{{sfn|Popoff|2014|pp=161, 208}}
Seventh Key{{cite magazine|first= Martin |last= Popoff |title= Seventh Key – The Raging Fire |magazine= Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles |date= April 5, 2004 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://bravewords.com/reviews/seventh-key-the-raging-fire}}
Shark Island{{cite web |first= Martin |last= Popoff |author-link= Martin Popoff |title= Shark Island |website= Lollipop |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.lollipop.com/article.php3?content=2007/08aug/sharkisland.html }}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Paul Shortino{{cite news|title= Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of All Time: The Complete List |newspaper= LA Weekly |date= December 9, 2011 |access-date= February 27, 2021 |url= https://www.laweekly.com/top-20-hair-metal-albums-of-all-time-the-complete-list/ |quote= hair-metal god Paul Shortino}}
Shotgun Messiah{{sfnm|Klypchak|2016|2a1=Phillips|2a2=Cogan|2y=2009|2pp=211–12|3a1=Popoff|3y=2014|3p=179}}
Shout{{sfnm|Powell|2002|1p=821|Strother|2013|2pp=42, 50}}
Sister{{Cite web |date=April 28, 2021 |title=Sister - Vengeance Ignited (CD Review) |url=http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/reviews/cd_3/s_2/sister-vengeance.htm |access-date=August 5, 2023 |website=Metal-Temple.com |author1=Metaldavecampbell }}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Skid Row{{sfnm|1a1=Phillips|1a2=Cogan|1y=2009|1pp=212–13|2a1=Strother|2y=2013|2p=91|3a1=Weinstein|3y=2015|3p=244}}
Slaughter{{sfn|Phillips|Cogan|2009|p=213}}
Mark Slaughter
Sleeze Beez{{sfn|Popoff|2014|p=183}}
Sleze
Slik Toxik
Smashed Gladys
Sons of Angels{{sfn|Klypchak|2016}}
SouthGang
Spinal Tap{{cite magazine|first= Jennie |last= Yabroff |title= "Spinal Tap" and Its Influence |magazine= Newsweek |date= April 11, 2009 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://europe.newsweek.com/spinal-tap-and-its-influence-77437?rm=eu}}
Spread Eagle{{sfn|Popoff|2014|pp=182, 188}}
Stage Dolls{{sfnm|Klypchak|2016|Strother|2013|2p=99}}
Steeler
Steelheart{{sfn|Popoff|2014|pp=182, 188}}{{cite web|first= Greg |last= Prato |title= Steelheart – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/steelheart-mn0000746128/biography}}
Steel Panther
Stryken{{sfn|Strother|2013|p=42}}
Stryper{{sfnm|Moberg|2015|1p=35|Popoff|2014|2pp=70, 87, 121|Strother|2013|3pp=30, 42, 84, 162, 220|Thompson|2000|4pp=12, 153, 161}}

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Takara (Eternal Faith era){{cite magazine|first= Martin |last= Popoff |author-link= Martin Popoff |title= Takara – Eternal Faith |magazine= Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles |date= October 7, 2002 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://bravewords.com/reviews/takara-eternal-faith}}
Tempest{{sfn|Strother|2013|p=42}}
Tesla{{sfn|Phillips|Cogan|2009|pp=229–30}}
Thor{{cite web|first= Eduardo |last= Rivadavia |title= Thor – Thor Against the World |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/thor-against-the-world-mw0001430200}}
Thunder{{sfn|Popoff|2014|p=188}}
Tigertailz{{sfn|Klypchak|2016}}
TNT{{sfn|Klypchak|2016}}{{cite web|first= Steve |last= Huey |title= TNT – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tnt-mn0000010056/biography}}
Tokyo Blade (Ain't Misbehavin' era){{cite web|first= Eduardo |last= Rivadavia |title= Tokyo Blade – No Remorse |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/no-remorse-mw0000859532}}
Tora Tora{{sfn|Phillips|Cogan|2009|pp=234}}
Towers of London{{cite web|first= Adam |last= Moerder |title= Towers of London: Blood, Sweat & Towers |website= Pitchfork |date= July 6, 2006 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9140-blood-sweat-towers/}}
Treat{{cite web|first= James Christopher |last= Monger |title= Treat – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/treat-mn0000372970/biography}}
T-Ride{{cite web|first= Doug |last= Stone |title= T-Ride – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/t-ride-mn0000743840}}
Triumph (Thunder Seven era){{cite web|first= Ray |last= Van Horn, Jr. |title= Triumph – Live at Sweden Rock Festival |date= October 3, 2012 |publisher= Blabbermouth.net |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/live-at-sweden-rock-festival/}}
Trixter{{sfnm|1a1=Phillips|1a2=Cogan|1y=2009|1p=236|2a1=Popoff|2y=2014|2pp=182, 188}}
T.S.O.L.{{sfnm|1a1=Phillips|1a2=Cogan|1y=2009|1p=237|2a1=Sharpe-Young|2y=2005|2p=302}}
Tuff{{sfn|Popoff|2014|p=205}}
Twisted Sister{{sfnm|1a1=Phillips|1a2=Cogan|1y=2009|1pp=237–38|2a1=Popoff|2y=2014|2pp=43, 51, 67, 82, 94|3a1=Strother|3y=2013|3p=99|4a1=Witmer|4y=2010|4p=22}}
Tyketto{{Cite web |title=Tyketto Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tyketto-mn0000170188#biography |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=AllMusic |quote=Tyketto emerged at the tail-end of the pop/hair metal boom of the '80s.}}
Steven Tyler{{cite news|first= Jamye |last= Waxman |title= Top 5 Hair Metal Men Worthy of a Backstage Romp |newspaper= LA Weekly |date= September 6, 2011 |access-date= February 2, 2021 |url= https://www.laweekly.com/top-5-hair-metal-men-worthy-of-a-backstage-romp/}}{{cite magazine|first= Colin |last= Stutz |title= Steven Tyler Brings Boho Hippie Flare to the Country in 'Love Is Your Name' Video: Watch |magazine= Billboard |date= July 3, 2015 |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/6620060/steven-tyler-love-is-your-name-music-video}}

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Vain{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/vain-mn0000836185/biography | title=Vain Biography, Songs, & Albums | website=AllMusic }}
Vains of Jenna{{cite web|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2010/09/20/everybody-loves-vains-of-jenna-when-theyre-dead/|title=EVERYBODY LOVES VAINS OF JENNA WHEN THEY'RE DEAD|date=September 20, 2010|website=MetalSucks}}
Van Halen{{cite web |first= Martin C. |last= Strong |title= Van Halen Biography |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://thegreatrockbible.com/portfolio-item/van-halen-biography/ }}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|first= Stephen |last= Dowling |title= Nine artists who hated their own albums |publisher= BBC Culture |date= August 19, 2019 |access-date= February 19, 2021 |url= https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190819-nine-artists-who-hated-their-own-albums}}{{cite web|first= Philip |last= Trapp |title= Van Halen's 'Panama' Featured in 'Family Guy,' Puts Peter Griffin in Coma |website= Loudwire |date= April 29, 2020 |access-date= February 3, 2021 |url= https://loudwire.com/family-guy-van-halen-panama-1984/}}{{sfnm|1a1=Phillips|1a2=Cogan|1y=2009|1p=253|2a1=Strother|2y=2013|2p=186|3a1=Weinstein|3y=2015|3pp=223–26, 244}}
Vanadium (late 80s work){{cite web|first= Eduardo |last= Rivadavia |title= Vanadium – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/vanadium-mn0001760926}}
Vandal
Vandenberg (Alibi era){{cite web|first= Rob |last= Theakston |title= Vandenberg – Alibi |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/alibi-mw0000658648}}
Vinnie Vincent Invasion{{sfn|Popoff|2014|pp=111, 133, 147}}
Vixen{{cite web|first= Alex |last= Henderson |title= Vixen – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/vixen-mn0000222748/biography}}{{sfnm|Popoff|2014|1pp=33, 83, 154, 182, 190|Strother|2013|2p=99|Weinstein|2015|3pp=223–26}}

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War Babies
Warlock{{sfn|Popoff|2003|p=323|ps=: Doro's old band were a well-regarded patch of hard-riding hair metal, and All We Are is the band's biggest anthem, a true Germanic festival-format singalong.}}
Warrant{{sfnm|Christe|2003|1loc="The Hollywood Glambangers"|1p=159|Cogan|2011|3a1=Phillips|3a2=Cogan|3y=2009|3p=261|4a1=Strother|4y=2013|4p=146}}
W.A.S.P.{{sfnm|Christe|2003|1loc="The Hollywood Glambangers"|1p=159|Popoff|2014|2pp=41, 74, 82, 97, 121, 139, 169}}
We Are Harlot
Whitecross{{sfnm|Powell|2002|1p=1031|Strother|2013|2p=43}}{{cite web|first= Bradley |last= Torreano |title= Whitecross – Mega 3 Collection |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/mega-3-collection-mw0000695557}}
Whitesnake{{sfnm|Cogan|2011|Strother|2013|2p=146|Popoff|2014|3pp=124, 127, 131, 132, 180}}
White Lion{{sfn|Phillips|Cogan|2009|pp=262–63}}
White Tiger{{cite web|first= Greg |last= Prato |title= Mark St. John – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mark-st-john-mn0001736303}}
Wig Wam{{Cite web |last=Alderslade |first=Merlin |date=2022-04-13 |title='We're giving out-of-fashion music a chance to shine': How Peacemaker made glam metal cool again |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/were-giving-out-of-fashion-music-a-chance-to-shine-how-peacemaker-made-glam-metal-cool-again |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=Louder}}
Winger{{sfnm|Cogan|2011|Popoff|2014|2pp=140, 179, 182|Strother|2013|3p=84}}
Winter Rose{{sfn|Wagner|2010|p=94}}
Wrathchild

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X Japan{{sfn|Yang|Gan|Hong|1997|p=264}}{{cite web|first= Minnie |last= Chi |work= Asia Pacific Arts |title= Reliving the Height of Japan's Superlative Visual Rock Band |date= February 20, 2004 |url= http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=7936 |archive-date= April 8, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140408084523/http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=7936}}{{cite magazine|first= Steve |last= McClure |title= MMG Tour Film Makes X Japan a Known Quantity |magazine= Billboard |date= September 4, 1993 |volume= 105 |issue= 36 |page= 42 |issn= 0006-2510 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=-BEEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22glam+metal%22&pg=PA42}}
X-Sinner{{sfn|Strother|2013|p=43}}
XYZ

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Y&T (1984–1990){{sfn|Popoff|2014|pp=68, 98, 137, 183}}{{cite web|first= Stephen Thomas |last= Erlewine |author-link= Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title= Y&T – Ten |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 16, 2016 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/ten-mw0000207314}}

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Zebra

Notes

References

{{cite book|first=Ian|last=Christe|author-link=Ian Christe|year=2003|title=Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=978-0-380-81127-4|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/soundofbeastcomp0000chri}}
{{cite book|first=Brian|last=Cogan|year=2011|title=Cult Pop Culture: How the Fringe Became Mainstream|chapter=What Died in the 1980s Should Stay Dead: The Repeated Rebirth of Hair Bands|publisher=ABC-CLIO|pages=161–69|editor-first=Bob|editor-last=Batchelor|isbn=978-0-313-35780-0}}
{{cite book|first=Brian|last=Giffin|year=2015|title=Encyclopaedia of Australian Heavy Metal|edition=3rd|publisher=Dark Star|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=QK3JCQAAQBAJ|isbn=978-0-9943206-1-2}}
{{cite book|first=Joe S.|last=Harrington|year=2002|title=Sonic Cool: The Life & Death of Rock 'n' Roll|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=0-634-02861-8|url=https://archive.org/details/soniccoollifedea00harr}}
{{cite book|first=Petar|last=Janjatović|author-link=Petar Janjatović|year=2024|title=Ex YU rock enciklopedija 1960–2023|publisher=self-released / Makart|isbn=978-86-87115-49-1|url=|language=sr}}
{{cite book|first=Brad|last=Klypchak|year=2016|chapter=All Those Wasted Years: Hanoi Rocks and the Transitions of Glam|title=Global Glam and Popular Music: Style and Spectacle from the 1970s to the 2000s|editor-first1=Ian|editor-last1=Chapman|editor-first2=Henry|editor-last2=Johnson|pages=142–55|publisher=Routledge}}
{{cite book|first=Joel|last=McIver|author-link=Joel McIver|year=2002|title=Nu Metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=978-0-7119-9209-2}}
{{cite book|first=Marcus|last=Moberg|year=2015|title=Christian Metal: History, Ideology, Scene|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=978-1-47257-986-7}}
{{cite book|first1=William|last1=Phillips|first2=Brian|last2=Cogan|year=2009|title=Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music|publisher=Greenwood Press|isbn=978-0-313-34800-6}}
{{cite book|first=Martin|last=Popoff|author-link=Martin Popoff|title=The Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs of All Time|year=2003|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=978-1-55022-530-3}}
{{cite book|first=Martin|last=Popoff|title=The Big Book of Hair Metal: The Illustrated Oral History of Heavy Metal's Debauched Decade|year=2014|publisher=Voyageur Press|isbn=978-0-76034-546-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rfNzBAAAQBAJ}}
{{cite book|first=Mark Allan|last=Powell|year=2002|title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music|edition=First printing|publisher=Hendrickson Publisher|isbn=1-56563-679-1|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco00mark}}
{{cite book|first=Garry|last=Sharpe-Young|year=2005|title=New Wave of American Heavy Metal|publisher=Zonda Books Limited|isbn=0-9582684-0-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uIIf03bGyAAC}}
{{cite book|first=Eric|last=Strother|year=2013|title=Unlocking the Paradox of Christian Metal Music|publisher=University of Kentucky|url=http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1010&context=music_etds}}
{{cite book|first=John J.|last=Thompson|year=2000|title=Raised by Wolves: the Story of Christian Rock & Roll|url=https://archive.org/details/raisedbywolvesst0000thom|url-access=registration|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=1-55022-421-2}}
{{cite book|first=Jeff|last=Wagner|year=2010|title=Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal|publisher=Bazillion Points|isbn=978-0-9796163-3-4}}
{{cite book|first=Deena|last=Weinstein|author-link=Deena Weinstein|year=2015|title=Rock'n America: A Social and Cultural History|publisher=University of Toronto Press|isbn=978-1-4426-0015-7}}
{{cite book|first=Scott|last=Witmer|year=2010|title=History of Rock Bands|publisher=ABDO|isbn=978-1-60453-692-8|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofrockban0000witm}}
{{cite book|first1=Jeff|last1=Yang|author-link1=Jeff Yang|first2=Dina|last2=Gan|first3=Terry|last3=Hong|year=1997|title=Eastern Standard Time: A Guide to Asian Influence on American Culture from Astro Boy to Zen Buddhism|publisher=Houghton Mifflin|isbn=0-395-76341-X|url=https://archive.org/details/easternstandardt00yang}}

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