Shiraz Lane

With all the sleaze, sneers, and headbanging, Finnish rock band Shiraz Lane resurrected that debauched Los Angeles sound while also paying homage to darker '90s influences like Alice in Chains. The group was formed in 2011 in Vantaa by vocalist Hannes Kett and drummer Ana Willman, later adding guitarists Miki Kalske and Jani Laine, as well as bassist Joel Alex. Their blazing riffs and soaring vocals immediately brought to mind classic hair metal bands of the '80s, like Skid Row and Guns 'N Roses. In 2014, they won the Hard Rock Rising competition in Helsinki, which secured the...