Glam PunkBands

BACKYARD BABIES
Swedish rock n roll juggernaut mixing Kiss & Ramones with other hard rock royalty. They are largely attributed with popularizing sleaze rock in Scandinavia and Sweden, inspiring a scene that continues to grow today.
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BUCKCHERRY
Hard edged echoes of the Sunset Strip. Kiss and AC/DC tinged anthems from this tattooed fivesome out of Los Angeles.
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CHELSEA SMILES
Formed by guitarist Todd Youth (Danzig/Motorhead). Released a four EP named "Nowhere Ride" in 2005 on Capitol Records. In 2006 vocalist Christian Martucci (Dee Dee Ramone band) left the band and was replaced by Skye Vaughan-Jayne (Bullets And Octane). The band toured with Social Distortion, The Datsuns and the reformed New York Dolls.
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FLASH BASTARD
After years of achieving notoriety in the local Vancouver scene, Flash Bastard caught the attention of Nikki Sixx who immediately signed them to his label and took them on tour opening for Motley Crue and The Scorpions. They were thrown off the tour due to a series of disastrous rows between Scorpions singer Klaus Meine and Flash Bastard singer Donal Finn.
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FLIPP
Minneapolis, Minnesota-based band, which formed in 1995 and attempted to revive the Glam-rock era of the early 1970s using its combination of tongue-in-cheek social commentary, self-deprecating wit, and cartoonish stage costumes. The band was signed to Hollywood Records and produced three albums. Toured as a support act for Oasis and Cheap Trick.
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GAZA STRIPPERS
Gaza Strippers were an American garage punk band from Chicago formed by Rick Sims, who had previously played guitar with The Supersuckers and was the lead singer and lead guitarist of The Didjits.

HELLACOPTERS
Initially conceived as a side project in 1994 by Nicke Andersson (Entombed) and Dregen (Backyard Babies), it eventually became the main songwriting and performance vehicle for Andersson. The band was one of the most influential rock bands in Sweden. Disbanded amicably in 2008 so the members could move on to other projects.
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THE HIVES
A Swedish rock band that rose to prominence in the early 2000s during the garage rock revival. Their mainstream success came with the release of the album Veni Vidi Vicious. The band received praise for their energetic live shows.
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JIM JONES REVUE
A UK garage rock and roll band, their style has been compared to early rock and roll artists Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis - as well as to punk rock bands such as The Stooges, MC5 and Motorhead.
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LOUIE XIV
California-based glam revivalists specialize in amped-up, libido-driven rock. Louis XIV toured with the Killers in 2009.
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SPACE AGE PLAYBOYS
Formed by former Warrior Soul lead singer Kory Clarke. Based in Los Angeles, the band was active from 1997-2000. "Acid Punk" band, but critics also noted a shift in lyrical focus from Clarke's earlier, darker, more political work to a focus on party anthems and drugs.
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VAINS OF JENNA
Rock band formed in Falkenberg, Sweden, in January 2005. They later moved to Los Angeles, California. Signed to Bam Margera's Filthy Note Records label. Dirty GNR-tinged hard rock, disbanded 2012.
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