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glam metal

genre of heavy metal music
Intangible music_genre Q188539
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Summary

glam metal is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of music genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,989 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Influenced by: glam rock[3], power ballad[4]
  • Follows: glam rock[5]
  • Subclass of: hard rock[6], metal music[7], glam music[8]
  • Commons category: Glam metal[9]
  • Country of origin: United States[10], United Kingdom[11]
  • Inception: 1979[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Glam metal[13]
  • Native label: Glam metal[14]

Why It Matters

glam metal has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

It has been cited as an influence by visual kei[17], a music genre[18], founded in 1984[19].

FAQs

Who did glam metal influence?

glam metal has been cited as an influence by visual kei[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → topic/glam-metal
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Encyclopædia britannica online id: topic/glam-metal"
  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Influenced by → —
    Follows → glam rock
    Country of origin → —
    Instance of → music genre
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987012413162305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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