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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.

The genre is also referred to, often by detractors, as hair metal and performed by hair bands. This term was popularized by MTV in the 1990s and derives from the tendency amongst most bands to style their long hair in a teased-up fashion. During its heyday, the genre was often referred to as heavy metal or simply metal.

Musically, glam metal songs use distorted guitar riffs based around power chords and catchy hooks over hard-hitting drumming. Most songs feature flashy virtuoso shred guitar solos with heavily effect-processed lead guitar sound. The overall sound is much more commercial and studio-engineered than earlier styles of metal, such as the rough, noisy sound of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands. The vocals have a catchy melody with an anthemic “sing-along” chorus. In addition, they were usually sung with a clean tone like in hard rock, in contrast to many other heavy metal subgenres such as death metal, which have usually guttural and distorted vocals.

Glam metal performers became infamous for their debauched lifestyles of late-night parties - widely covered in the tabloid press - , very long teased hair (hence the alternative “hair metal” tag), use of make-up, and gaudy clothing and accessories (chiefly consisting of tight denim or leather jeans, spandex, and headbands). Many of these traits are somewhat reminiscent of glam rock, a music genre which first emerged in the United Kingdom during the early 1970s.

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December 2008
Today (Tuesday 2 December 2008)
AC/DC	Oracle Arena San Francisco, United States	8 people attending 1 shout
Thursday 4 December 2008
AC/DC	Oracle Arena San Francisco, United States	7 people attending Add shout
Friday 5 December 2008
Cryfest: The Cure vs. The Smiths Dance Party at Black Cat The Cure, The Smiths	Black Cat Washington DC, United States	9 people attending 5 shouts
Twisted Sister	Nokia Theatre New York, United States	4 people attending Add shout
Saturday 6 December 2008
AC/DC	Great Western Forum Los Angeles, United States	9 people attending Add shout
Monday 8 December 2008
AC/DC	Great Western Forum Los Angeles, United States	4 people attending 1 shout

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ljhfdfgnh wrote:
last month

"hair metal= best genre ever !!!" Lol. Hair metal is the shit.

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jhon_10 wrote:
last month

QUE VIVA EL METAL

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Neirol wrote:
last month

lolly tag

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DarkyHBK wrote:
October 2008

hair metal= best genre ever !!!

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orivit wrote:
October 2008

It is style of music in which used musical instruments, instead of joy-stick from Sony Playstation.

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honey666kitten wrote:
October 2008

hair metal isn't gay...

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slice_g3 wrote:
October 2008

hair metal = rock&roll

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NoKoments wrote:
October 2008

fuck of fags, you are gay and you;re be dead soon ;*

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westonelchulo wrote:
October 2008

Thank god this genre is dead.

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SawDecapitation wrote:
October 2008

no more gay - no more hair metal

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ratts36 wrote:
September 2008

glam metal is the term that was used during the 80s and the early 90s. in the arrival of grunge, people started calling it ''hair metal'' to put the emphasis on the physical aspect of the genre.

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Rincen wrote:
September 2008

thanks ;)

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alicenroses wrote:
September 2008

There is no difference, however people who dislike the genre are more likely to call it "hair metal".

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Rincen wrote:
September 2008

What is the difference between hair metal and glam metal?? Anyone knows??

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Samagonskis wrote:
August 2008

Hair metal = gay.

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Joppsson wrote:
August 2008

Hair metal XD... it cant be a tag haha... its just the haircut they had in the 80s... lol

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Nice_Santa wrote:
July 2008

my favz

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bak4 wrote:
July 2008

puxa vida!!!!! nunca tinha ouvido falar em hair metal!! hahaha.....^^

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