Hanoi Rocks was a Finnish glam rock band formed in 1979. Their biggest success was in the early 80s. They released five albums, including their 1984 major-label debut Two steps from the move (on CBS), during their original run. Hanoi Rocks broke up in April 2009. ...show more

Hanoi Rocks was a Finnish glam rock band formed in 1979. Their biggest success was in the early 80s. They released five albums, including their 1984 major-label debut Two steps from the move (on CBS), during their original run. Hanoi Rocks broke up in April 2009.

Hanoi Rocks is one of the First finnish bands to achieve international success, being huge especially in Japan. Guitarist Andy McCoy and vocalist Michael Monroe reformed the band in 2001, and in the same year they released the album 12 Shots on the Rocks. The other band members have changed in the past few years, with Michael and Andy being the backbone of the group. The current line-up includes two former members of Electric Boys, including Electric Boys' singer Conny Bloom on guitar.

Musically the band is influenced by artists such as MC5, The Stooges and The Rolling Stones. Their music fuses elements of blues, punk, garage rock, glam rock as well as the original rock 'n' roll of Chuck Berry and Little Richard. Lyrical themes revolve around the topics of love and its trials and tribulations, and suburban alienation. The group is sometimes mistaken as glam metal, largely due to their image, which many of the American acts in the 1980s would imitate. ...show less