glam metal

Osukaru, Swedish glam metal revivalists, are unveiling a new video and single for the song Wendigo, taken from their latest studio album "Tall Tales," released this year. The album came out via Pride & Joy Music. "Tall Tales" is the…

Faster Pussycat (40th Anniversary Tour), Blacklist Union, Femme FataleSunday, 9/27/2026Kulturni dom, Prosecco, Italy "Anyone can play R'n'R, you just have to want it badly enough" Traveling around to gigs on Rockline duty comes…

BMG, together with Rhino Entertainment, is putting out »Totally Twisted – The Studio Albums 1982–1987«, a collection celebrating one of the most explosive and influential eras in rock history! The box brings together the classic studio…

Night Laser, German glam metal revivalists, will release a new studio album called “Rats In The Cradle” on September 25, 2026. The new record is coming out via Steamhammer/SPV Records. Two years have passed since Hamburg glam‘n’sleaze…

Viper Queen, Bavarian glam metal revivalists formed in 2020 in Munich, Germany, will release their studio debut, "Munich City Nights", on 23.10.2026 via Pride & Joy Music. Check out the opening single from the new album, Undercover…

Def Leppard will release the fourth installment in their series of album box sets through UMR on November 13, 2026. "Volume 4," as the latest one is cleverly titled, includes the self-titled album from 2015, the 2022 album "Diamond Star…

Enuff Z’Nuff, the American hard rock band fronted by bassist and vocalist Chip Z’Nuff, are about to drop a live album called “Live At The Whisky-A-Go-Go”. Recorded at the legendary Hollywood club Whisky-A-Go-Go, this live album packs in…

Night Laser, the German glam metal revivalists, will release a new studio album called “Rats In The Cradle” on September 25, 2026. The new record is coming out via Steamhammer/SPV Records. Two years have passed since Hamburg…

Bangalore Choir will release their new studio album "Payload" on November 6, 2026. It's the band's sixth studio album! It's coming out via El Puerto Records. Bangalore Choir formed in the US in 1992 and hit cult status pretty fast,…

Crashdïet, the Swedish sleaze rock and glam metal crew, have dropped the video for their single Chaos Magnetic, which you can check out below. Crashdïet first unleashed Chaos Magnetic this past spring, and now it's got an official music…

Viper Queen, Bavarian glam metal revivalists formed in Munich, Germany in 2020, will release their debut studio album "Munich City Nights" via Pride & Joy Music on October 23, 2026. The band put out the EP "Surrender To The Bite" in…

Faster Pussycat Sunday, September 27, 2026, 7:30 PM to 11:45 PM Gledališče Prosecco Kulturni dom, (Prosecco, Trieste), Italy Facebook event! Faster Pussycat, the cult American hard rock/glam metal band from Los Angeles, formed in…

Mary Rose from Postojna are one of Slovenia's best-known hard rock and heavy metal bands. Formed in 1987, they're still creatively active in 2026, three studio albums in, despite plenty of ups and downs and lineup changes. Their music…

Mary Rose, the grand old guard and trailblazers of Slovenian glam metal and hard rock, have dropped a new original track called Zbudi se, complete with an official music video. You can check out the video below. Mary Rose recorded the…

Steel Panther, the Los Angeles glam metal parody troublemakers, are back with a fresh original single and a video for the track The Mother's Day Song. The video, directed by J.T. Arbogast, is a parody tribute to The Beatles' legendary…

Crashdïet, the Swedish sleaze rock and glam metal crew, have unleashed their single Chaos Magnetic, which you can check out below. Chaos Magnetic is already the fourth new single. Crashdiet previously put out Loveblind, Sick Of It All…

Catalano, the Australian glam metal revivalists fronted by singer Roxxi Catalano, are unveiling the single and video for the track Unrequited, taken from their upcoming new studio album “Perfect Storm”. The official video clip comes along…

Sweet, the iconic British glam metal outfit, will drop a brand-new live album titled "Live At The Capitol" on June 12, 2026. Metalville will be handling the release! The recording comes from the band's show in Hanover, Germany, in early…

W.A.S.P., the legendary American shock glam metallers who stopped by Slovenia's capital Ljubljana again last fall, have confirmed a few more European shows for this year. The band has named the new tour "1984 to Headless", which makes…

Swiss melodic rockers Fighter V are celebrating today's release of their new album “Déja Vu” (out April 10, 2026 on Frontiers Music Srl.) with the title track and a video! The singles Foolish Heart, Raging Heartbeat and Victory came out…

Catalano, the Australian glam metal revivalists fronted by vocalist Roxxi Catalano, are unveiling the single Lovin’ You Is Hard (But Leavin’ Isn’t Easy), taken from their upcoming new studio album “Perfect Storm”. It comes with an official…

Swedish sleaze/metal veterans Confess are back with their fourth studio album “Metalmorphosis”, out May 15, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. Below you'll find the third single from the new album (with an official video), for the track The…

Ready To Strike, a brand-new glam metal trio from Syracuse (New York), have dropped a new single and video for Lost Souls, and you can check it out below. The band put out their studio debut "First Bite" on April 25, 2026. The album…

Lipz, a fresh force in the glam rock revival, are unveiling a brand-new original single, Straight Up, which you can check out below. There's an official music video to go with it, too. The band was founded in 2011 by brothers Alexander…

King Zebra, the Swiss hard rockers from Zurich fronted by former China vocalist Eric St. Michaels, have dropped a new single for the track All I Want Is You. The single comes with an official music video too, which you can check out…

Vocalist Zinny J. Zan and guitarist Harry Cody, founding members of the cult Swedish '80s glam metal outfit Shotgun Messiah, have joined creative forces again after 35 years as Zan/Cody and signed a deal with Frontiers Music Srl. for a…

Smoking Snakes, the high-octane, electrified sleaze metal crew from Gothenburg who dropped their debut studio album "Danger Zone" on 9 February 2024 (released via the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl.), are back with a fresh original…

Catalano, the Australian glam metal revivalists fronted by singer Roxxi Catalano, are unveiling their single Can't Change Me, taken from their upcoming new studio album “Perfect Storm”. It comes with an official video. Below you'll also…

Catalano, Australian glam metal revivalists fronted by vocalist Roxxi Catalano, are unveiling the title track from their upcoming new studio album "Perfect Storm". It comes with a visualizer. You can check out the single below. "Perfect…

Speed Stroke sign a deal with Scarlet Records – new studio album due summer 2026! Speed Stroke, the Italian sleaze metallers, have signed a multi-album deal with Scarlet Records. The guys are currently putting the finishing touches on…

Eric Grönwall, the world-renowned and highly respected hard rock and glam metal vocalist who used to earn his keep with Skid Row and H.E.A.T., is announcing the release of his solo studio album "Bad Bones" on May 22, 2026. Down below…

H.E.A.T., the Swedish hard rockers and glam metal revivalists, signed to earMUSIC, have released a new single and video for the track Set Me On Fire, which you can check out below. Set Me On Fire is already available on all the major…

Swedish sleaze/metal veterans Confess are back with their fourth studio album, "Metalmorphosis", due out May 15, 2026, via Frontiers Music Srl. Check out the new album's title track below (with an official visualizer). The band recently…

Crashdïet, the Swedish sleaze rock and glam metal crew, have dropped the official music video for their new single Sick Enough For Me, and you can check it out below. Crashdïet already unveiled the single Satizfaction back in January…

Crashdïet, the Swedish sleaze rock and glam metal crew, have unleashed the official music video for their new single Satizfaction, which you can check out below. Crashdïet actually first revealed the Satizfaction single back in January…

Twisted Sister, the American glam metal icons, have called off every show on the world tour they planned to mark 50 years together. The first gig was supposed to go down on April 25, 2026, in São Paulo, Brazil. The reason is health…

Crashdïet, the Swedish sleaze rock and glam metal crew, have dropped a fresh original single, "Satizfaction", and you can check it out below. The new single will appear on the band's upcoming studio album "Art Of Chaos", landing on May…

Def Leppard, the British rock 'n' roll icons, have dropped a new single called Rejoice, complete with a lyric video. You can check it out below. The single Rejoice is out now on all digital platforms! The band decided to put out the…

Tyketto, the cult American glam metal and hard rock outfit, will release their sixth studio album “Closer To The Sun” on March 20 via Silver Lining Music. With their return to the scene, Tyketto are promising a package of meticulously…

Šank RockWednesday, 31 Dec 2025, at 23:00Koper / Taverna / Slovenia Nobody expected RL to catch Šank Rock twice in the dying days of 2025 — a double dose. The "when, who, where" information was of course available. Had been for a…

Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley has died at the age of 74. In the early hours of October 16, it was announced that Frehley was in the hospital on life support after suffering a brain hemorrhage from a fall a month earlier, which had forced…

Mary RoseSaturday, 18 January 2025Koper / Snack Bar (Aquapark Hotel Žusterna) / Slovenia Mary Rose are Slovenian rock legends. The confirmed gig at Koper's Žusterna came almost tailor-made for the classic post-New Year concert…

Label: Big Joco Music RecordsRelease date: 12. 11. 2021Production: Jože Hribar (Big Joco)Genre: Glam Metal / Hard RockRating: 8.5/10 There's no need to waste many words on Chateau. Every true-blue Slovenian rocker knows them. Back…

The Dead Daisies (plus: Mike Tramp, Beasto Blanco)Saturday, November 16, 2024, 7:45 p.m. to 11:10 p.m.Vienna (Wien) / Simm City / Austria (For an English version, please scroll down the bar) It's hard to dodge a tour that bundles…

Mary RoseFriday, 12 July 2024, at 9:00 PMPostojna / Titov trg / Slovenia Those Fridays do come around. Eventually. July ones. Locked into scorching dog days that know how to fray the nerves. Days when you stare at a restless sky,…

Steel Panther (support: Damir Simic Shime)Wednesday, July 10, 2024Zagreb / Tvornica kulture / Croatia When Steel Panther head out on a world tour and you've been impatiently waiting for them to bring their latest album "On The…

C. J. Snare (Carl Jeffrey Snare), vocalist of the cult American glam metal band Firehouse, passed away suddenly at home on Friday evening, April 5, 2024. He was just 64 years old. As you may have already heard, after C. J. successfully…

James Kottak, former Scorpions and Kingdom Come drummer, has died at the age of 62. The news was confirmed on Scorpions' official social media accounts. The cause of death is unknown. Kottak was born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1962,…

W.A.S.P.Sunday, May 14th, 2023Ljubljana / CUK Kino Šiška / Slovenia Some days just hit different. Days you can only call mandatory metal communion. This was one of those events that triggered a full-on pilgrimage of metal fans…

Label: Crusader Records/Golden Robot RecordsRelease date: April 29, 2022 (digital, CD) / September 9, 2022 (vinyl)Production: Martin SweetAlbum length: 44.23 minGenre: Glam Metal / Sleaze MetalRating: 9.0/10 When it comes to what…

Acts: Victor Smolski's Almanac / LordiVenue: San Dona Di Piave / Revolver Club / ItalyDate: Saturday, 29 October 2022 Lordi need no lengthy introduction. During the pandemic, they pulled off a remarkable feat — releasing no fewer…

Location: Postojna / Kulturni dom Postojna / SloveniaDate: Friday, September 30, 2022 That day finally came. Ever since the rock and metal world in Slovenia got its hands on the reissue of the cult debut album "Rocks Off" by the…

Location: San Dona Di Piave / Revolver klub / ItalyDate: Friday, 16 September 2022 'Turbo glam metal revival riders' — Finland's Reckless Love, hailing from the city of Kuopio, are with over two decades in the game one of the…

Venue: Zagreb / Arena / CroatiaConcert date: Saturday, July 9, 2022 Kiss are a phenomenon unlike anything else in the rock 'n' roll universe. In fact, it's fair to say they occupy a completely unique spot on the vast rock map of the…

Performers: Steel Panther / Florence Black (support act)Concert date: Saturday, 2 July 2022Venue: Tvornica Kulture / Zagreb / Croatia Steel Panther hardly need a detailed introduction anymore. They're a band that cleverly carved out…

Label: ZKP RTV SlovenijaRelease date: November 26, 2021Production: Toni Jurij (2021 remaster: Jadran Ogrin)Reissue length: 54.04 minGenre: Heavy Metal / Glam MetalRating: 9.5/10Buy:“Rocks Off” – order (CD)“Rocks Off”…

Albums upon albums. Bands upon bands. And it was the eighties. The very eighties that swept through Slovenia too and carried it into a lively hard rock and heavy metal movement, which in the second half of the decade also gave birth to the…

Label: Frontiers Music Srl.Release date: 22. 1. 2021Production: Wig WamAlbum length: 47.31 minGenre: Melodic Rock / Glam MetalRating: 8.0/10 Wig Wam, the Norwegian rockers who kicked up a whole lot of dust on the scene in the early…

Label: Steel Panther Inc.Release date: September 27, 2019Producer: Jay RustonAlbum length: 35.55 minGenre: Glam MetalRating: 8.0 / 10 Who else but Steel Panther? Finally, an album that clocks in under forty minutes. If only most…

Label: Frontiers Music Srl.Release date: 13.09.2019Album length: 43.00 minProduction: Martin Sweet, Eric Bazilian (track 5) and Chris Laney (track 7)Genre: Sleaze / Glam metalRating: 9.5 / 10 You know that feeling when you press…

Location: Ljubljana / Orto Bar / SloveniaDate: Thursday, 10.10.2019 Crashdiet coming to Slovenia has always seemed like a complete pipe dream. Seriously. For once in my life I didn't have to drive abroad for a change — even if that…

"The image we've been missing all these years is also, let's hope, one that will (be)come a fixture of the new era, with which L.A. Guns will keep delighting their fans for many years to come."

" Steel Panther get a fast-track entry visa to what regular mortals of the male persuasion usually aren't meant to get. Well, at least not every day. They could've had every single woman in the hall that night for free. On Michael's…

Performing: Skid Row, Dead City Ruins, The MorningLocation: Udine / Pala Cus / ItalyConcert date: Sunday, 1 December 2013 The last show of the current Skid Row tour brought the legendary American glam metallers to Udine, Italy. The…