Editing Glam metal (section)

==== Changing sound ====
Some artists tried to alter their sound, while others struggled on with their original format.{{r|AllmusicHairMetal}} In 1995, Van Halen released ''[[Balance (Van Halen album)|Balance]]'', a multi-platinum seller that would be the band's last with [[Sammy Hagar]] on vocals. In 1996, David Lee Roth returned briefly and his replacement, former [[Extreme (band)|Extreme]] singer [[Gary Cherone]], left the band soon after the release of the commercially unsuccessful 1998 album ''[[Van Halen III]]''. Van Halen would not tour or record again until 2004.{{r|AllmusicVanHalen}} Welsh rock band [[Manic Street Preachers]]' 1992 debut album ''[[Generation Terrorists]]'' featured a glam metal sound.<ref name ="vanyaland">{{cite web|first= Kayley |last= Kravitz |title= Archiving Pain: Richey Edwards disappeared 20 years ago, but his genius with the Manics lives on |website= Vanyaland |date= 30 January 2015 |access-date= 14 May 2019 |url= https://vanyaland.com/2015/01/30/lyrical-preacher-richey-edwards-disappeared-20-years-ago-sunday-genius-lives/}}</ref> The album reached No. 1 in the [[UK Rock Chart]],{{sfn|Price|1999|p=79}} but failed to chart in the United States.{{sfn|Price|1999|p=92}}

Meanwhile, Guns N' Roses' classic-lineup was whittled away throughout the decade. Drummer [[Steven Adler]] was fired in 1990, guitarist [[Izzy Stradlin]] left in late 1991 after recording ''Use Your Illusion I and II'' with the band. Tensions between the other band members and lead singer [[Axl Rose]] continued after the release of the 1993 [[punk rock]] covers album ''[["The Spaghetti Incident?"]]''. Guitarist [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] left in 1996, followed by bassist [[Duff McKagan]] in 1998. Axl Rose, the only remaining member from the classic lineup at that point, worked with several lineups of the band to record ''[[Chinese Democracy]]'' – an album that would take over ten years to complete.{{r|AllmusicGnR}}