Kiss

Kiss led the rise of glam metal in the seventies and eighties, when hard rockers were not afraid to wear makeup and outlandish costumes and grow their hair long. Other examples include Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, and Van Halen. Glam rock dates back to the sixties with artists like David Bowie. He and Queen had already been popularizing the genre before Kiss mixed it with metal. They were greatly successful, have an enormous legacy, and a massive influence. They have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. They were inducted by Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine. Their immense legacy makes it shameful that it took so long for the Hall of Fame to induct them.