L.A. Guns - American Hardcore

Primary Artist
L.A. Guns
Album Title
American Hardcore
Release Date
October 29, 1996 
Time
45:30 
Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
L.a. Guns' follow-up to their comeback effort Vicious Circle returns the band to the sound of their hair metal heyday. Of course, the music on American Hardcore is anything but hardcore -- it's standard pop-metal, complete with Kiss, Zeppelin, Aerosmith and Mötley Crüe overtones. L.a. Guns do sound tougher than they did on their last few major-label albums, but their hooks aren't quite as strong as they were on their late-'80s records, and songs like "Kevorkian" and "Black Sabbath" sound a bit forced. Read More
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