Hair metal

Hair metal is a type of heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s, in the United States, and was a strong force in popular music throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. Such bands are frequently called hair bands. Pejorative terms for hair metal include poodle rock, due to the teased, bushy hair of many performers, or other derogatory terms, such as cock rock reflect a fixation on sexual lyrics and deeds and the lack of respect afforded by some music critics.

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Heavy metal music - 1970s - United States - Popular music - 1980s - 1990s

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The term hair metal is usually seen as an insult, much in the way that the term nu metal is. Fans of the genre usually refer to it as glam metal instead, stating that companies like MTV created the buzzword hair metal.

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Nu metal - MTV - Buzzword

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