Hair Metal is an ambiguous term applied to almost any metal band from the 80's by hipsters and often - ironically - former fans of these bands. It is not a single musical genre that can be classified by musicologists in terms of keys, modes, writing styles, et cetera. It was a visual image cultivated by the record companies and shared by several bands.
Hair Metal as a whole is not much different than alternative or grunge in the early nineties. A few original bands started the scene and the record companies molded every other band in the "alternative" image until they milked it dry. The music had almost nothing to do with any kind of genre. The RHCP were as much a part of the scene as Nirvana, Sonic Youth, REM, Violent Femmes, and Pearl Jam. The only common thread was they all wore plaid!
I really had to laugh when someone mentioned earlier how Alice in Chains had more substance than any number of hair bands. Apparently there are people who have no idea that Alice in Chains actually started out as a glam metal band complete with lipstick makeup and big cheazy hair. No wonder why he over-dosed..........
Or how bout Weezer. Bet you never knew Rivers Cuomo was in a hair band called zoom.
two words:
metal sludge
lord knows what's hiding in your favourite bands past
Hair Metal as a whole is not much different than alternative or grunge in the early nineties. A few original bands started the scene and the record companies molded every other band in the "alternative" image until they milked it dry. The music had almost nothing to do with any kind of genre. The RHCP were as much a part of the scene as Nirvana, Sonic Youth, REM, Violent Femmes, and Pearl Jam. The only common thread was they all wore plaid!
I really had to laugh when someone mentioned earlier how Alice in Chains had more substance than any number of hair bands. Apparently there are people who have no idea that Alice in Chains actually started out as a glam metal band complete with lipstick makeup and big cheazy hair. No wonder why he over-dosed..........
Or how bout Weezer. Bet you never knew Rivers Cuomo was in a hair band called zoom.
two words:
metal sludge
lord knows what's hiding in your favourite bands past
by Lee manestro November 17, 2006
Metal Licker is a term used to describe a single member of the world renowned thrash metal band Metallica or as a derogatory name for the band as a collective.
Not generally used by their fanbase, Metal Licker will, more often than not, be used as a derogatory term rather than calling the band by it's correct name.
Not generally used by their fanbase, Metal Licker will, more often than not, be used as a derogatory term rather than calling the band by it's correct name.
by NeMod© December 02, 2010
A sub-category of hip-hop or R&B, who's listeners mainly consists of Tanzanian midgets, and American hipsters. There are many genre's of Black Metal (Blackened Blue Grass, Blackened Country Western Metal, Blackened Electronica, Blackened Pop, and Blackened Gospel). There are many famous people who listen to Black Metal and it's sub-categories. Lee Harvey Oswald, Charles Manson, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Shania Twain, Miranda Lambert, Johnny Cash, Neo, 50 Cent, and Tipper Gore consist of these famous people.
by regualrjololl November 23, 2013
only new mushroom head is new metal. Dont judge a band by what you here of them on your pop stations
by ImmolationMisfit December 26, 2004
by Sean Ambros May 18, 2006
by someguy42000 August 06, 2009
as know as doom or stoner metal. imagine slinking through dense pools of electrically charged sludge; or put yourself in that years-old pot-smoked-out haze as you slide deeper into the electrically charged couch. that's the time signature we're dealing with here -- a pleasant blend of the lethargic and the 'lectric. these guys bow before black sabbath.
by Dnite April 15, 2003