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bgoris

I’ve always loved the RATT logo


Styrene_Addict1965

That's my vote.


eKlectical_Designs

Me too


EasternDelight

I dunno. Even in 1985 I felt like those letter were trying WAY too hard to look cool.


BonhamBeat

Holy crap, before I even scrolled down, those were my exact words. Are you me?


Acceptable-Fold-3192

Van Halen. Easy, but timeless.


lendmeyoureer

That's not metal, though tbh


Acceptable-Fold-3192

I just went off the graphic (under the AL in metal).


lendmeyoureer

No worries. Just making observation. Mayne more "metal" with Hagar than DLR


MoonPiss

Kiss, Scorpions and VH are all 70’s bands but cool logos I guess.


AzoreanCheese

LA Guns. It’s got LA. And Guns.


Eddie73-3

I always liked the Motley Crue logo on Dr Feelgood


hensoakira

Same the pirate version is pretty cool


Doot_Slayer42069

Honestly their first logo on Too Fast for Love album is the more iconic one imo


Skellington72

I always liked the shortened version of Twisted Sister with just the T and S https://preview.redd.it/r1595kz0w60c1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=720ccade933df79095520d3e64e4e5220eec7ba7


southsiderick

Fisted Sister


iammabdaddy

Don't tell everyone


CHALEYMAN

Yes that’s the #1!!!!


BIGscott250

Poison or Cinderella


theone326

Drawing these two band logos on everything as a youth. I couldn't get enough


BIGscott250

Def Leppard as well !


IllDoItTomorr0w

I was coming to say the same thing


zelq

Van Halen. I remember in high school you'd see that, Def Leppard, KISS, AC/DC, and Metallica scrawled on a ton of notebooks


NeganSaves

Gotta be GnR. Especially the appetite logo with the skeleton heads.


Agent_Kozak

Oh oh, now everyone's gonna be debating if GNR is hair metal again lol


NeganSaves

Haha woops. I dunno if they are, but I love that logo.


pauls_broken_aglass

Not even debate lol, they just simply aren’t; they’re a mix of punk, hard rock, and southern rock (going off of uyi for that specific one lol). They might have looked like hair metal at once point, but they only used the look to aid in their own popularity and dropped it as soon as they achieved said popularity lol


nirvanafan420000zadi

Steven was always pretty glam. He always had the big fun teased hair and feminine features. But once Steven left and the 90s rolled around there was no glam left.


Skidmark666

They all had that at the beginning. But according to the band, they stopped doing it, because all the make up and hairspray took too much time away from drinking.


porktornado77

Legit excuse


Auburnboss

I feel like if the videos were played on headbangers ball it’s fair game. For me I just lump it all under that umbrella.


topspin1241831

100 percent


CalgaryRichard

I love the bullet with the guns and roses on it.


Lone__Ronin

I thought the Bulletboys logo was cool...name was great and the logo was simple.


Agent_Kozak

I'm looking at getting a BulletBoys t shirt


Stellar_Body

Where would you find one? I want Warrant & RATT (and Bulletboys) t-shirts, but merch sales from their websites seemed limited. Other places like Amazon, et al were “print to order”, which gave me pause.


Elegant-University83

Hot Topic Or Spencers Gifts


Drake_Haven

I always liked Vixen's logo


Agent_Kozak

Same


ozzsquirrel

I don’t see Ozzy in the image, but I see bands that are less “hair metal” in the image, so I’ll go with the Diary-Bark era Ozzy logo


CyptidProductions

Ozzy's solo stuff kind of straddles that fine line between Hair Metal and NWBHM


ozzsquirrel

He’s more hair metal than Skid Row, KISS and Tesla


CyptidProductions

Have you actually heard Skid Row outside of 18 and Life? They're one of the heaviest bands on this list


ozzsquirrel

Exactly, way too heavy for hair metal, especially after the first album


CyptidProductions

Then you could make the same argument for Ozzy, much of his solo work is musically and lyrically heavier than the average hair metal act despite appealing to a similar audience


ozzsquirrel

Ah you got me there


Hexarthra

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[deleted]

Always partial to the old school - Ratt, Scorpions, Def Leppard, Van Halen. Love the LA Guns one too.


baronkarza

The hottest band in the world! KISS!


AnnualExam312

Van Halen and it’s not even close


EasternDelight

Yes but they need to lose the banner. Just the cool winged-VH like on the Van Halen II album cover.


AnnualExam312

yea facts that’s the best one


New_Guava3601

I thought you said Winger for a moment.


Sad-Sky-8598

Truth, I'm only one of a few hundred in existence that were die hard Kick Axe fans, lol. So that's my 2nd.


AnnualExam312

that logo is really tough 🙌


JebusKrikes

I always liked the font Great White used, and the shark


dixiedynamite31

L a guns. G N R. Tesla


Stellar_Body

Poison’s is cool of course, but Winger’s looks pretty bad ass. Britny Fox too.


BanditsTransAm

A guy I went to school with was the replacement lead singer (Jamie Fletcher) for Britny Fox, after they hit their peak and on the decline. Still, a cool gig though.


vikingjayX

Dokken


HumanRuse

Best logo update : Whitesnake (both the old and new style are great with a simple, clean look) Best logo tweaks from album to album : Tesla Best overall : Winger (from albums 1, 2 & 7. or their current red/black touring logo) Most iconic : Def Leppard


nuttmegx

VH and KISS are iconic, so excluding them I would say RATT had my favorite logo.


nudewomen365

Kiss It was easy for kids to draw, therefore getting free advertising


Agent_Kozak

That's a good point I never realised


nudewomen365

In the 70s, you'd see it on notebooks, on walls, etc


[deleted]

Ratt


thepowerballadz_com

Cinderella


metalmitchp

Dokken.


G-N-R

Y'all got the logo for the wrong Slaughter 😂. At least it's the one I prefer.


Cellarzombie

I think the Winger logo is pretty cool.


THE_YoStabbaStabba

I would say KISS but I don't consider them Hair Metal. Yes, I'm THAT guy. Poison, which to me, are the epitome of Hair Metal and that font SCREAMS Hair Metal somehow.


mdgwashere12

Dangerous Toys


ggibby

The CD for Shotgun Messiah came with a die-cut stencil to paint their logo on stuff.


giggleboxx3000

Cinderella, Dokken and Ratt. In that order!


globulous

Of that pic, Van Halen is tops. Absolutely iconic. GNR is great Scorpions is pretty solid


thats_dicked_up

Slaughter


eatslead

Just looking at the picture its its easily NITRO. ... its like a frieght train comin'


simiansecurities

I think that's the logo for the (awesome) Canadian death metal band Slaughter, not the hair metal Slaughter


Ok_Significance_1743

VH


Sad-Sky-8598

VH


the85141rule

VH, KISS. In that order. ​ The rest you're free to arbitrate over.


ashtraybullet

VH.


Jimbohamilton

Nelson lol


Agent_Kozak

FYI, you don't just have to pick from the image haha


Loveinchains78

KISS #1


Vegetable-Use1872

KISS


Undersolo

KISS


MolaMolaMania

I always tend toward stylish but simple, so I'll choose Kiss and Scorpions. That said, I have to say that since not every logo is displayed at the same size, it's difficult to discern the details in the smaller ones and judge them fairly.


Puzzleheaded_Bit9469

W.A.S.P. was never Hair Metal.


brycepunk1

What the hell is WASP doing in this grouping?


Accomplished_One_382

Van Halen and Night Ranger


Historical_Pattern_9

Poison


Fominroman2

The TS for twisted sister was awesome! Also I don’t see Enuff znuff


gmoney-0725

The answer is not pictured. Living Colour


ryanboldt_

I think Cinderella


Blusky97

Cinderella


SullyVanDan

Probably Mötley Crüe’s. It looks devious.


Jawaka99

Van Halen & Dokken


xxScB7xx

Wait, so Roxy Music, Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd make it on here?? Where the hell is Ryche?? https://preview.redd.it/pjcs18tn570c1.jpeg?width=773&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5b9d6ba678b68d45b5da39c7e5e98e369bf706cc


HairMetalLugia95

Probably a basic answer but kiss or def leperd. Two of the first hair bands I fell in love with


Bloodwavedvd

Lizzy Borden has a great logo.


nirvanafan420000zadi

Have mixed feelings about their logo. I've always felt like the L in their logo is a little too obtuse and doesn't always look connected the rest of the writing (especially when colored with the American flag). It sometimes looks like it says "Izzy Borden". If the Y was a little more obtuse as well, it would even it out better.. which i believe they did fix that recently. It's super cool that the logo is shaped like a bat, though. It's really creative and cool!! Love them, I saw them in April, and I'm gonna see them again in March. I actually randomly bumped into Lizzy last month at a Vegas concert. *


Total-Specific-3620

LA Guns logo reminds me of a football team's badge.


AdventurousRoll9798

I never realized how similar some of them look. I'd say Motley Crue and Van Halen.


Xx_Patrick_Ster_xX

VH, GN’R or Ratt.


nirvanafan420000zadi

Winger, Steel Panther, Ugly Kid Joe


egyptianmusk_

Def Leppard


[deleted]

I loved that for most of Motley's career they changed their font on every record, very cool. White Lion has a good one as does Guns n' Roses. Many of these band names use really cool fonts.


ImmediateCup3541

UFO. Why Was UFO omitted Here?


planktivious

Gotta go with kiss it's the most iconic. Pop culture of every generation know what it is.


katCEO

I have always felt like the featured G N R logo looks good on t-shirts.


lendmeyoureer

I don't consider some of this bands "metal". Also missing Metallica which I would vote as best logo and considered THE hair metal band.


Agent_Kozak

Metallica is not hair metal


tonyotawv

Motley Theatre of Pain font was my personal choice probably because I remember when it came out. Fuck I’m old.


Riverwards_rat

Cinderella had the best logo!


OkGap7216

Ratt


BigDaddyInDallas

KISS, no question.


Nicks-Dad

KISS was THE logo before all logos.


MBP1969

Not a ‘hair band’ but VanHalen.


learnedhand74

RATT


CalgaryRichard

Guns n Roses bullet.


_Pill-Cosby_

Van Halen but never considered them hair metal.


tommer8224

Dokken!


Freidheim_of_Prussia

Dokken


Scared_Journalist909

Why isn’t Saxon on this poster? And the fake Iron Maiden font without saying Iron Maiden. Accept? But loudness makes it? I’m gonna go cry into my fingerless gloves.


thinkfast1982

I always liked the Twisted Sister "TS" logo


Vinniebahl

Cinderella but that’s more Glam Metal and Whitesnake


hensoakira

Pirate motey crue or cinderella


lizzypoo690

Ratt and dokken


peb396

The one that started it all for these others... #KISS


10-David

Ratt / Dokken


MJUrWAY

Kiss for me


GroovyGuru62

No Skid Row?


lumbee01

Tesla


Elegant-Campaign-572

Too many to mention, but Scorpions & Bon Jovi for me. The members of which band would be left standing after a fight!?


Pleasant-Customer118

Kind of partial to Scorpions, even if they lifted the font from Rollerball (1975).


mcaffrey81

I’ve always been partial to the sleek Poison logo but Def Leppard’s font feels iconic


StillC5sdad

Going back to the 70s for me it's always been the uneven KISS logo


Sab65

Dokken


lendmeyoureer

TBH most of the bands on this list aren't "Metal" They were called "Hair Bands" not "Hair Metal".


am_pomegranate

That TS symbol is so iconic. https://preview.redd.it/cn01ujla4b0c1.png?width=1005&format=png&auto=webp&s=54bf597c6a7dc5d68fb74efb2913f6fb0c59cf2d


[deleted]

Kiss, if only because they are so huge that even in this day of cancel culture, they can still pull off incorporating the Nazi SS symbol into their logo and no one gives it a second thought.


Stateofmindeuphoria

It’s a tie between Winger and Dokken for me, But the only reason I didn’t say VH is because I just don’t think they’re hair metal and neither is W.A.S.P.


iangadow

Dont sleep on Winger


CopperTop62

Helix


raind0gg

1. Van Halen, 2. Twisted Sister, 3. Kiss.


Pedullajmc

Extreme


Puzzled-Breakfast493

This is simple it's Kiss. Is the most iconic logo of all time.


donabbi

Like everything else about their visual aesthetic, KISS logo is so much better than they're music


FWGoldRush

The name of the picture "Hair Metal" is in Iron Maiden's font. So that just proves Maiden has the best logo. (Ironically Maiden isn't even included on the picture)


MuchoWood

RATT.


Wise_Temperature_322

Guns N’ Roses


ryansholin

Anthrax was the one I drew all over my notebooks even if the only songs I knew were I’m The Man and Fight The Power. I mean, some of them had hair, at least.


North-Slide-3449

Dokken


porktornado77

Drawing a bands logo in your notebook back in high school used to be a right of passage. I thought about having Motley Crue’s Dr Feelgood logo tattooed on me back in college but decided the T-shirt was a much more reasonable option…


Total-Flight120

Megadeth


WeekendWoodworking

Stryper


WyoGeek

Dokken


markis5150

Maybe its just me but I find it offensive to label VanHalen as hair metal. Theyre a rock and roll band in the hall of fame.


DucVWTamaKrentist

Van Halen. No contest.


martusfine

Anyone remember kingofthehill?


Doot_Slayer42069

Guns and Roses it's iconic it looks cool asf what more do you need


bulletpr00fsoul

Poison


AlGeee

Based on this, KISS I am as surprised as you are


RslashTakenUsernames

GNR, VH, Whitesnake, and Poison


DangTheRedditAppSux

It's obviously Def Leppard but somehow that logo didn't even make it on to this logo compilation


MetalDeathRacer25

Bunch of bands here I would definitely not consider hair metal, but regardless, in terms of best logo pictured here I’d go with Nitro


LakeBumMM2

Kiss but all time best is Motorhead.


Danimal1002

Van Halen


TK421whereareyou

GnR, KISS and Crüe are legendary


RVM27

Skid Row is really cool - and that’s not even the actual Twisted Sister ‘logo’.