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Warrant is an American glam metal band formed in 1984 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, that experienced success from 1989 to 1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million. The band first came into the national spotlight with their double platinum debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich (1989) and one of its singles, "Heaven", which reached No. 1 in Rolling Stone and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band's success continued in the early 1990s with the double platinum album Cherry Pie (1990), which provided the hit song of the same name.
Following the critically acclaimed gold album Dog Eat Dog (1992), the band started to experience frequent lineup changes, and despite a drop in popularity with the arrival of grunge, they released Ultraphobic in 1995 and a successful greatest hits album in 1996. The band changed their musical direction with the release of the grunge-influenced Belly to Belly in 1996, but returned to their roots very quickly by the end of the decade. The band experienced highs and lows in the 2000s with successful tours, a new covers album Under the Influence, lead singer Jani Lane leaving, a new album called Born Again with Black 'n Blue singer Jaime St. James and a brief reunion of the original lineup. In 2011, Jani Lane died of alcohol poisoning. As of 2024, the band is still recording music and performing, now with former Lynch Mob lead vocalist Robert Mason.
In 2013, The Houston Press named Warrant fourth on its list of "The 10 Worst Metal Bands of the '80s". Conversely, in 2020 Jeff Mezydlo of Yardbarker included them in his list of "the 20 greatest hair metal bands of all time", placing them sixth.
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