Category: Glam|Sleaze

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.

Sleekstain – Hard (2013)

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Sleekstain is a Hard / Sleaze Rock band from France, next to Geneva.In 2009, Rob, Vanns and Deg formed the group in order to share their passion for rock ‘n roll. Their songs are influenced by bands of the 80s (Guns’n’Roses, Skid Row, Motley Crue, Aerosmith, AC / DC …) and other more current (Airbourne, Black Stone Cherry, Buckcherry, Avenged Sevenfold, Crashdiet, BlackRain …)

Princess Pang – Princess Pang 1989

1989 Princess PangAn American/Swedish hard rock combination that played sleaze rock with a female lead singer. They would only release one album, but it rocked from start to finish. Vocalist Jeni Foster met bassist Ronnie Roze on New Year’s Eve 1985 in Manhattan. The two vowed to form a band together, and when Roze had to return home to Sweden in order to renew his Visa, Foster was right by his side.

Wicked Starrr – Piece Of Cake (2014)

pieceWICKED STARRR have revealed the artwork for their new album, Piece Of Cake, out on February 28th via Spider Rock Promotion. The album contains ten songs of 80’s US hard rock and hair metal under the influence of SPINAL TAP and STEEL PANTHER. Lyrics are sometimes half-serious, sometimes totally demented and provocative.

Conspiracy Theory – #1 (2015)

CT-Front-300x300Conspiracy Theory, now Gothenburger but with roots in Smögen, founded in 2007 with a vision to play authentic rock with influences from exactly everything: from black metal to country. In 2015, they finally released their long awaited debut album # 1. Previously, the band released two demos and played around the country and in Norway. # 1 was recorded at Sound Studio Industry in Mölndal in 2014 with producer Arnold Lindberg (who previously worked with, among others, Backyard Babies, Hardcore Superstar, In Flames, Evergrey and Dimmu Borgir).