Warrant is an American rock band from the Hollywood Sunset Strip. Achieving multi-platinum success, they sold over 10 million albums worldwide, driven by hit albums like Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich and Cherry Pie, and the signature smash single Cherry Pie.
Loudness, formed in Osaka, Japan in 1981 by Akira Takasaki and Munetaka Higuchi, is a pioneering heavy metal band. They blend heavy, glam, and speed metal. Known for hits like "Crazy Nights" and albums such as "Thunder in the East," they were the first Japanese metal act on a major US label, reaching the Billboard Top 100. Notable albums include "Lightning Strikes" and "Sunburst～我武者羅".
Grammy-nominated hard rock band Great White has sold over 10 million albums worldwide, featuring hits like Once Bitten, Twice Shy, Rock Me, and Save Your Love. Known for two platinum albums and six Billboard hits, the group features Mark Kendall, Michael Lardie, Audie Desbrow, Scott Snyder, and vocalist Brett Carlisle.
Styx is a rock band known for dynamic performances and historic success as the first group to release four consecutive triple-platinum albums, including The Grand Illusion. Featuring albums like Crystal Ball and The Mission, the band maintains an extensive touring legacy.
Lita Ford began her career in 1976 as lead guitarist of The Runaways. She later launched a successful solo career, releasing hits like Kiss Me Deadly and her celebrated Ozzy Osbourne duet Close My Eyes Forever. Honored with the Guitar Player Lifetime Achievement Award, she remains an influential heavy metal icon.
Formed in 1988 by Mark Slaughter and Dana Strum, Slaughter is a metal band known for catchy melodies and high vocals. Their first two albums sold well before grunge hit. After guitarist Tim Kelly died in 1998, the band released Back to Reality in 1999 with Jeff Blando.
Formed over three and a half decades ago, Firehouse is an award-winning hard rock band that has sold over 7 million albums worldwide. They won the 1991 American Music Award for Best New Artist Heavy Metal/Hard Rock and charted multiple hits on Billboard, including Love of a Lifetime. Nate Peck joined as lead singer in 2024.
Formed in St. Paul and based in Los Angeles, Vixen is an all-female American rock band known for melodic hard rock and pop-metal. Achieving commercial success in the late 1980s and early 1990s with hits like Edge of a Broken Heart and Cryin, the group released albums including their million-selling 1988 debut and Rev It Up, and shared stages with rock legends like Ozzy Osbourne and Bon Jovi.
Formed in Los Angeles by Kevin DuBrow in 1980, Quiet Riot became a heavy metal sensation with their 1983 six-times platinum album Metal Health, featuring the hit Cum on Feel the Noize. They made history as the first heavy metal band to top the Billboard pop chart.
Formed in the Baltimore and Washington, DC area, Child's Play was a hard rock and heavy metal band led by Brian Jack. They signed with Chrysalis in 1989 and released their debut album, Rat Race, in 1990, later touring across the US and Canada.
Mike Tramp is a Danish-American musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as a solo artist and as the founder and original vocalist of the bands White Lion and Freak of Nature.
Oingo Boingo Former Members originated from Los Angeles, California, carrying on the legacy of the influential new wave, ska, and art rock band Oingo Boingo. Known for their high-energy performances and eclectic style, the group features original members performing popular songs like "Dead Man's Party," "Weird Science," and "Only a Lad." The city of Los Angeles honored Oingo Boingo with an official "Oingo Boingo Day" in 2016.
Formed by ex-Alice Cooper bassist Kip Winger in 1987, Winger played pop-metal. Their debut Winger and 1990’s In the Heart of the Young each sold over a million, with hits “Seventeen,” “Headed for a Heartbreak,” and “Miles Away.”
Cleveland-born drummer Steven Adler was the original Guns N' Roses drummer, self-taught and inspired by Kiss and Aerosmith. After forming Road Crew with Slash, he joined G N' R and played on the 1987 debut Appetite for Destruction and 1989’s Lies.
Boston hard rock quartet Extreme (Gary Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt, Pat Badger, Kevin Figueiredo) blend fret-burning rock and introspective ballads. They’ve sold 10 million records, hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and performed at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert.
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