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.
King Zebra keep up the time when the best music in history was made – the 1980s. Glamrock, Hairmetal, Sleaze is their elixir of life. And people say these guys are pretty good-lookin’. With their debut album “Greatest Hits”
In 2015 it’s becoming increasingly rare to find straight-up rock bands hailing from Canada or the USA, instead most of the talent pool is gravitating towards modern folk or electronic dance music. That’s why I was delighted to find this gem of a band rooted in Montreal, Canada. With the name Sleazy Way Out, and an album called Satisfy Me that features cover artwork of a girl in a mini skirt putting on lipstick in a dirty washroom, it quickly becomes crystal clear what genre this group are catering to.
When Vains of Jenna released their debut album Lit Up/Let Down in 2006, there was far too much hype surrounding that release. It left quite a few fans with a bad taste in their mouths, many of which now think the band is overrated. Fast forward to 2009,
Twenty-Two years after releasing “The Demo”, Cleavage re-releases this highly sought after album with eight additional bonus tracks. The band has also compiled a much anticipated track album of never before released material entitled “XOXO”
Genre: Glam / Hard Rock / Alt. Rock
Country: USA (Las Vegas)
Year: 2016
Genre: Hard Rock, Glam, Rock n Roll
Year of release of a disk: 1986-2014
Country: Norway
WILDSIDE RIOT, the new band fronted by former WRATHCHILD vocalist Rocky Shades, will release its debut album, “No Second Take”, on January 28 via Cargo/Livewire Records. WILDSIDE RIOT is a new five-piece melodic sleaze band based in the Midlands which composes “instantly infectious songs” with “a heavy edge.”
After a slew of EPs since 2007, Finland’s Slap Betty finally offers a full-length album,94720, and elegantly worn on vocalist Teemu’s skinny torso. Slap Betty remains in the tradition of Scandinavian melodic hard/sleaze rock like peers Hardcore Superstar or Backyard Babies.
Year / Release Date: 2016
COUNTRY: All World
Genre (s): Hard Rock, Glam Punk, Heavy Metal, Gothic Rock
Year: 2010 / 2016
Style: Sleaze Glam
Country: Uppsala, Sweden