Sleaze Rock Albums

Art Of Chaos finds CRASHDIET shaping sleazy glam-metal attitude and catchy hard-rock hooks into a 2026 album with a clear sense of identity.

Roar Like Thunder finds BUCKCHERRY shaping rough rock-and-roll heat and memorable hard-rock hooks into a 2025 album with a clear sense of identity.

Thrill Of The Bite finds CRAZY LIXX shaping eighties glam-metal sparkle and a tight modern hard-rock production into a 2025 album with a clear sense of identity.

The fifteenth L.A. Guns studio album, released by Cleopatra on 4 April 2025 and built on hard, early-sounding rock and roll. King Records' Metal Frontier imprint issued the Japanese CD (KICP-4098) on 23 April with a commentary booklet, translated lyrics and one bonus track.

Two Shots at Glory is an anniversary-minded release that looks back over CRAZY LIXX’s path while showing that the band still has forward momentum.

Vol. 10 delivers BUCKCHERRY’s straight-ahead rock-and-roll instincts with no unnecessary detours.

A Japan-only CD single for "Perhaps", the song Guns N' Roses released without warning in August 2023, pressed as an SHM-CD. The other new song, "The General", is the coupling. It comes in a paper sleeve with a written commentary and translated lyrics.

The fourteenth L.A. Guns studio album, released by Frontiers Music on 14 April 2023. Marquee Incorporated issued the Japanese edition the same day as MICP-11777 with one bonus track. Eleven songs.

With new vocalist Gabriel Keyes, Crashdïet restart their rough-edged glam-metal machine without losing its identity.

Abrakadabra blends Hardcore Superstar’s glam-metal flash with punkish roughness.

Turborider pushes Reckless Love’s glam-metal hedonism further into eighties synth-pop color.

Hellbound strips Buckcherry’s straight-ahead hard rock down to its most immediate form.

Street Lethal rebuilds Crazy Lixx’s love of eighties hard rock and glam metal with modern punch and a cinematic sense of motion.

The thirteenth L.A. Guns studio album, released by Frontiers Music on 12 November 2021. Marquee Incorporated issued the Japanese edition the same day as MICP-11659 with one bonus track. Eleven songs.

Sliver & Gold captures Backyard Babies’ streetwise rock and roll without sanding away its rough edges.

Warpaint puts Buckcherry’s blues-stained hard-rock weight and Josh Todd’s exposed vocal delivery at the front.

Rust keeps Crashdïet’s glam and sleaze-metal flash intact while bringing more weight and wounded atmosphere into the picture.

Forever Wild openly embraces the spirit of eighties arena rock and rebuilds it with contemporary weight.

The twelfth L.A. Guns studio album and the second after the reunion, released by Frontiers Music in 2019. King Records' Metal Frontier imprint issued the Japanese edition on 13 March as KICP-1974 with a Japan-only bonus track.

You Can’t Kill My Rock ’n Roll makes Hardcore Superstar’s streetwise hard rock sound even tougher.

Ruff Justice tightens the flash of eighties glam and sleaze metal into a modern frame.

The eleventh L.A. Guns studio album, and the first Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns made together again. King Records' Metal Frontier imprint issued the Japanese edition on 4 October 2017 as KICP-1858 with a Japan-only bonus track; that same month the band returned to Japan for Loud Park 17.

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Four by Four compresses Backyard Babies’ punk roughness, sleazy rock ’n’ roll and memorable choruses into one burst of energy.

Rock ’n’ Roll lays out Buckcherry’s blunt guitar riffs, dry groove and provocative vocals with little unnecessary decoration.

HCSS mixes Hardcore Superstar’s sleazy rock ’n’ roll attitude with contemporary heaviness.

The self-titled Crazy Lixx gathers riffs, synth color and cinematic atmosphere that recall eighties American hard rock.

Confessions is built from Buckcherry’s rough guitar tone, direct beats and emotionally exposed vocals.

The Savage Playground layers the glamour of eighties-style glam metal with a rougher street edge and a darker mood.

C'mon Take on Me throws rough guitar, urgent beats and poisonous vocals forward with force.

Spirit packs bright synthesizers, flashy guitar and sing-along choruses into Reckless Love’s glam-rock world.

Riot Avenue uses flashy guitars, immediate choruses and streetwise beats to bring the pleasures of eighties hard rock into a contemporary setting.

The tenth L.A. Guns studio album, released on 5 June 2012 by the Phil Lewis and Steve Riley line-up through Cleopatra / Deadline. Fourteen songs, and the last studio record made without Tracii Guns.

Animal Attraction packs Reckless Love’s flashy guitars, bouncing beats and instantly chantable choruses into bright, compact songs.

All Night Long delivers Buckcherry’s thick riffs, rough-edged vocals and no-frills rock and roll directly.

Generation Wild joins Crashdïet’s sleazy rock-and-roll charge to catchy choruses and slightly shadowed melody.

New Religion rebuilds the huge choruses, bright guitar and forceful beat of eighties hard rock with a modern sound.

Split Your Lip joins Hardcore Superstar’s punk-like roughness to heavy guitar and poisoned melody.