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1980s Artists

249 artists from this era in hard rock

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Thunder

Thunder

Formed 1989

hard rock

Winger

Winger

Formed 1987

glam metal, hard rock

Cinderella

Cinderella

Formed 1983

blues rock, glam metal

Ugly Kid Joe

Ugly Kid Joe

Formed 1987

alternative metal, alternative rock

King's X

King's X

Formed 1980

hard rock, progressive rock

Böhse Onkelz

Böhse Onkelz

Formed 1980

hard rock, punk rock

Barón Rojo

Barón Rojo

Formed 1981

hard rock

Barricada

Barricada

Formed 1982

Basque radical rock, hard rock

Screaming Trees

Screaming Trees

Formed 1985

alternative rock, grunge

FireHouse

FireHouse

Formed 1989

glam metal, hard rock

L.A. Guns

L.A. Guns

Formed 1983

glam metal, hard rock

Kingdom Come

Kingdom Come

Formed 1987

hard rock

The Cult

The Cult

Formed 1983

gothic rock, hard rock

Slank

Slank

Formed 1983

hard rock

Pink Cream 69

Pink Cream 69

Formed 1987

hard rock, heavy metal

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Warrant

Formed 1984

glam metal, hard rock

Los Suaves

Los Suaves

Formed 1980

hard rock

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Show-Ya

Formed 1982

hard rock, heavy metal

The Quireboys

The Quireboys

Formed 1984

hard rock

Extremoduro

Extremoduro

Formed 1987

hard rock

Stryper

Stryper

Formed 1983

Christian metal, Christian rock

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Formed 1982

alternative metal, alternative rock

The Sisters of Mercy

The Sisters of Mercy

Formed 1980

alternative rock, dark wave

TNT

TNT

Formed 1982

glam metal, hard rock