The albums that define
sleaze rock.
Our picks for where to start with sleaze rock — with a one-line read on why each one matters.
Top sleaze rock artists
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The sleaze rock essentials
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Mötley Crüe
Too Fast for Love
A raw, electrifying blend of glam and hard rock infused with rebellious energy and catchy riffs.
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Mötley Crüe
New Tattoo
A hard-hitting blend of glam metal swagger and gritty rock anthems, celebrating the wild lifestyle of the late '90s.
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The 69 Eyes
Back in Blood
Gothic glam anthems merge with hard rock bravado and a darkly romantic flair throughout this electrifying album.
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The 69 Eyes
X
Gothic melodies entwine with glam rock swagger, creating a haunting soundscape that celebrates love and loss.
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L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns
Raw energy and decadent attitude fuse glam metal riffs with sleazy rock hooks, capturing the essence of late '80s Sunset Strip.
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L.A. Guns
Hollywood Rehearsal
A gritty blend of sleazy rock riffs and catchy hooks that captures the essence of late '90s glam metal.
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Crashdïet
The Savage Playground
A raucous blend of glam metal and hard rock that channels both nostalgia and rebellion through catchy hooks and gritty riffs.
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Crashdïet
Generation Wild
A raucous blend of glam metal and hard rock, bursting with anthemic choruses and rebellious energy.
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Hardcore Superstar
HCSS
Raw riffs and anthemic choruses collide in a high-octane celebration of sleaze and rebellion.
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Hardcore Superstar
Hardcore Superstar
A raucous blend of glam metal and hard rock, infused with a rebellious edge and anthemic hooks.
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Faster Pussycat
Wake Me When It's Over
A raucous blend of glam metal and hard rock that channels both swagger and vulnerability through powerful riffs and catchy hooks.
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Faster Pussycat
Belted, Buckled and Booted
Gritty glam rock riffs fuse with sleazy vocals in a high-energy celebration of hedonism and rebellion.
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Vains of Jenna
The Art of Telling Lies
Gritty glam rock riffs intertwine with emotive lyrics, creating anthems of rebellion and introspection.
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Bulletrain
Start Talking
A high-octane blend of glam metal and hard rock, infused with catchy hooks and anthemic choruses.
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Private Line
21st Century Pirates
A vibrant blend of glam rock flamboyance and hard rock grit pulsates through catchy hooks and anthemic choruses.
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Private Line
Evel Knievel Factor
A high-octane blend of glam rock energy and hard-hitting riffs that captures the thrill of rebellion.
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The Throbs
The Language of Thieves and Vagabonds
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Vains of Jenna
Reverse Tripped
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Bulletrain
What You Fear the Most
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Black Rain
Lethal Dose of...
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Black Rain
Black Rain
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Adjacent sounds
By decade
Where sleaze rock landed in each era.