A hair metal band singing songs about gloryholes. If you were asked, you probably wouldn’t pinpoint that as the kind of band who could headline Wembley Arena. Yet, somehow this last weekend saw that happen, as Steel Panther continued their remarkable rise to the top of the rock and roll food chain. Yet how have they done it? How have a band, that on first glance are little more than an elaborate joke, achieved so much?
Gimmick Metal
Gimmick metal bands are hardly a new thing. In fact having a ‘gimmick’ is something that has been around in heavy metal pretty much since the start. People like Alice Cooper have made legendary careers out of a gimmick and there is nothing wrong with that. One of my favourite gigs of all time was watching Alice Cooper on Halloween. It was the perfect gimmick fitting the perfect occasion. In recent years this gimmickry seems to have grown however and I am personally getting a bit fed up of it.
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