hair metal

A former bassist of Alice Cooper's band during the mid eighties, Kip Winger went on to form Winger together with guitarist Reb Beach, keyboard/guitarist Paul Taylor and drummer Rod Morgenstein (formerly of Dixie Dregs). Taking the name from its leader, Winger specialized in winning melodic metal formula, with strong influences from bands like Van Halen, AC/DC and Whitesnake The band's eponymous debut in 1988 sold over a million copies on the strength of singles like "Seventeen" and the ballad "Headed for a Heartbreak

Two artist/groups use this alias-
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Summer 2004: Orange County California Straight Edge Hardcore legends Insted had a three-date east coast romp in the works, and invited long time friend Tim McMahon onto the New Jersey show bill to front whichever of his prior bands he chose (Mouthpiece, Hands Tied, Face The Enemy). Any of your bands, we want you on the show singing they told him. Quite a nice thing to hear for McMahon, who had caught Insted in his teenage years in '89 and '91 and no doubt had fond memories, especially those of Mouthpiece opening for the O.

There are many Masques, including one from the UK & another from Chile. The UK Masque is a latin / celtic jazz / worldbeat outfit. Meanwhile, in Chile, there's Javier Labarca (born Santiago, 1986), a.k.a Masque. Since he was a kid, he showed interest for musical instruments & played guitar in various rock bands. He's been producing music for 6 years now starting with Hip Hop beats, but then he started listening electronic music, being his maximum influences Sasha and Hern