Glam Metal | |
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Stylistic origins | Heavy metal, hard rock, pop music, punk rock, glam rock |
Cultural origins | Late 1970s, early 1980s in Los Angeles and New York |
Typical instruments | Bass guitars, drums, electric guitars, keyboards |
Glam metal (also known as hair metal, sleaze metal[1] and pop metal) is a hard rock/heavy metal subgenre. It combines punk rock with pop music. It became popular in the 1970s and 1980s.[2] But it became less popular in the 1990s. This was because grunge music was getting more popular.[3]
Some bands of this genre include: