Glam Metal Events

1980 Mar 14 Def Leppard release On Through the Night
On Through the Night is the debut album by British Rock band Def Leppard, released in 1980. The album charted at #51 on The Billboard 200 and #15 on the UK Albums Chart. It features rerec...
1981 Jul 11 Def Leppard release High 'n' Dry
High 'n' Dry is the second studio album by British heavy metal band Def Leppard, released on 11 July 1981. Its title song, "High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)", ranked number 33 on VH1's 40 Gr...
1981 Nov 10 Mötley Crüe release Too Fast for Love
Too Fast For Love is the debut record of American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe; 900 copies were released in November 1981 on the band's Leathür Records label. Elektra Records signed the b...
1983 Jan 20 Def Leppard release Pyromania
Pyromania is the third studio album by British rock band Def Leppard, released on 20 January 1983. It featured new guitarist Phil Collen and was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. The ...
1983 Aug 23 Ratt release their self-titled EP
Ratt is Ratt's first official release, originally released on the band's Time Coast label. The version of "Back For More" featured on this EP is an earlier recording than the one on Out o...
1983 Sep 26 Mötley Crüe release Shout at the Devil
Shout at the Devil is the second album by heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on September 26, 1983. "Looks That Kill" and "Too Young to Fall in Love" became huge hits and "Shout at th...
1984 Jan 21 Bon Jovi release their self-titled debut album
Bon Jovi is the debut album from American rock band Bon Jovi, released January 21, 1984. Produced by Tony Bongiovi and Lance Quinn, the album is significant for being the only Bon Jovi al...
1984 Mar 27 Ratt release Out of the Cellar
Out of the Cellar is the breakthrough album by heavy metal band Ratt, released in 1984. It is RIAA certified 3x Platinum. Produced by Beau Hill, the album features their best-known hit, "...
1985 Apr 20 Bon Jovi release 7800° Fahrenheit
7800° Fahrenheit is Bon Jovi's second album, and was released in April 1985. The album charted at #37 on The Billboard 200. It introduced the classic '80s Bon Jovi logo that would later o...
1985 Jun 13 Ratt release Invasion of Your Privacy
Invasion of Your Privacy is Ratt's second full length album. Beau Hill, who produced their smash debut album, returned to helm production on this album. Greeted with positive reviews, Inv...
1985 Jun 21 Mötley Crüe release Theatre of Pain
Theatre of Pain is the third album by the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on June 21, 1985. Released in the aftermath of singer Vince Neil's arrest for manslaughter on a drunk driv...
1986 Aug 9 Ratt release Dancing Undercover
Dancing Undercover is Ratt's third full length album. It was produced by Beau Hill. The album contained the hit single/video "Dance", as well as "Body Talk", which was used on the soundtr...
1986 Aug 18 Bon Jovi release Slippery When Wet
Slippery When Wet is the third studio album by Bon Jovi, released in August 1986 by Vertigo Records. Slippery When Wet was an instant commercial success. The album features songs that are...
1986 Sep 22 Alice Cooper releases Constrictor
Constrictor was the 1986 comeback album for rock musician Alice Cooper. After retiring from the music industry after the release of DaDa, Cooper remained in seclusion for three years. He ...
1987 May 15 Mötley Crüe release Girls, Girls, Girls
Girls, Girls, Girls is the fourth studio album, released on May 15, 1987 by the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. The record features a more blues-influenced sound than their previous albums ...
1987 Aug 3 Def Leppard release Hysteria
Hysteria is the fourth studio album by the English Heavy Metal band Def Leppard. It was released on August 3, 1987 through Mercury Records. It is the band's best-selling album to date, se...
1987 Sep 5 Alice Cooper releases Raise Your Fist and Yell
Raise Your Fist and Yell is a 1987 concept album by rock musician Alice Cooper. It features the track "Prince of Darkness", which is featured very briefly in the John Carpenter film of th...
1988 Sep 19 Bon Jovi release New Jersey
New Jersey is Bon Jovi's fourth album, released on September 19, 1988. The album charted at #1 on The Billboard 200. New Jersey was particularly notable for producing five Billboard Hot 1...
1988 Nov 1 Ratt release Reach for the Sky
Reach for the Sky is Ratt's fourth full length album. Though it sold well enough to achieve Platinum sales status and spawned the popular "I Want a Woman" and "Way Cool Jr.", it was not e...
1989 Nitro Releases "O.F.R."
O.F.R. (Out-Fucking-Rageous) is the 1989 debut album by American glam metal band Nitro. Two singles were released from the album: "Freight Train" and "Long Way From Home". The band became...
1989 Jan 24 Skid Row release self titled debut
Skid Row is the debut album from the American heavy metal band Skid Row, released on January 24, 1989. The album charted at #6 on The Billboard 200 and is certified 5x Platinum by the RIA...
1989 Jan 31 Warrant releases Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich is the debut studio album by American glam metal band Warrant, released in 1989. The album was highly successful, spawning the hit singles "Heaven" (#...
1989 Mar 14 Extreme releases their self-titled debut album
Extreme is the first studio album of Boston funk-metal band Extreme, released on March 14, 1989. Despite being released on a major label, the album did not sell very well. It produced fou...
1989 Sep 1 Mötley Crüe release Dr. Feelgood
Dr. Feelgood is the fifth album by the American hard rock band Mötley Crüe, released on September 1, 1989. Canadian producer Bob Rock provided the record with a lush, vibrant sound, ap...
1990 Aug 21 Ratt release Detonator
Detonator is Ratt's fifth studio album, released in August 1990. Though their previous album, Reach for the Sky, went Platinum, it met with much criticism regarding the quality of thei...
1990 Sep 11 Warrant Releases Cherry Pie
Cherry Pie is the second music album by American glam metal band Warrant. The record—which spawned the hits "Cherry Pie", "Uncle Tom's Cabin", and "I Saw Red"—is the band's best-known and...
1991 Sep 3 Ratt release Ratt & Roll 81-91
Ratt & Roll 8191 is a compilation album collecting most of the biggest hits from 1983 to 1991 from the American glam-metal band Ratt. It charted at #57 and remained a consistent seller in...
1992 Mar 31 Def Leppard release Adrenalize
Adrenalize is the fifth studio album by British metal band Def Leppard, released in 1992. The album was the first by the band following the 1991 death of guitarist Steve Clark. It was pro...
1993 Oct 5 Def Leppard release Retro Active
Retro Active is an album by British hard rock band Def Leppard, released in 1993. The album features touched-up versions of B-sides and previously unreleased recordings from the band's re...
1993 Nov 23 Guns N' Roses release "The Spaghetti Incident?"
"The Spaghetti Incident?" is the 5th studio album by hard rock band Guns N' Roses. The album is unique for the band, consisting entirely of cover versions, mostly of punk and glam rock so...
1997 Jul 22 Ratt release Collage
Collage is a compilation album by the band Ratt. This album consists of alternate recordings, B-sides, and versions of songs from the band's Mickey Ratt period. It was released in 1997, c...
1999 Jul 6 Ratt release the self-titled album
Ratt is the self titled and sixth album of Ratt. Often referred to as "1999" by fans (partially to avoid confusion with their EP, which was also self-titled). This album saw the band's mu...
2008 Jun 24 Mötley Crüe release Saints of Los Angeles
Saints of Los Angeles is the ninth studio album by the American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on June 24, 2008. It is the band's first studio album in eight years, and the first ...
2010 Apr 20 Ratt release Infestation
Infestation is the seventh studio album by American glam metal band Ratt. It is the band's first original effort since their self-titled album in 1999. It marks the Ratt studio debut for ...