Check out these 80’s Hard Rock And Metal Stars’ Real Names!
Some of these names are well known to fans, while others might find these stars real names both fascinating and understandable why they chose a stage name in some cases.
Bret Michaels (born Bret Michael Sychak on March 15, 1963)
C.C. DeVille (born Bruce Anthony Johannesson on May 14, 1962)
Bobby Dall (born Robert Harry Kuykendall on November 2, 1963)
Rikki Rockett (born Richard Allan Ream on August 8, 1961)
Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948)
Sebastian Bach Sebastian Philip Bierk (born on April 3, 1968)
Rachel Bolan (born James Richard Southworth on February 9, 1964)
Scotti Hill (born Scott Lawrence Mulvehill on May 31, 1964
W. Axl Rose (born William Bruce Rose Jr. February 6, 1962)
Slash (born Saul Hudson on July 23, 1965)
Duff (born Michael Andrew McKagan on February 5, 1964)
Izzy Stradlin (born Jeffrey Dean Isbell on April 8, 1962)
Steven Adler (born Michael Coletti; January 22, 1965)
Marq Torien (born Mark Joseph Maytorena on September 22, 1961
Tom Keifer (born Carl Thomas Keifer on January 26, 1961
Vinnie Vincent (born Vincent John Cusano on August 6, 1952)
Peter Criss (born George Peter John Criscuola on December 20, 1945)
Eric Carr (born Paul Charles Caravello on July 12, 1950
Mark St. John (born Mark Leslie Norton on February 7, 1956
Paul Stanley (born Stanley Bert Eisen on January 20, 1952)
Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz)
Eric Singer (born Eric Doyle Mensinger on May 12, 1958)
Lemmy (born Ian Fraser Kilmister December 24th 1945)
Nikki Sixx (born Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna Jr. on December 11, 1958)
Mick Mars (born Bob Alan Deal born on May 4, 1951)
Vince Neil (born Vincent Neil Wharton on February 8, 1961)
Tommy Lee (born Thomas Lee Bass on October 3, 1962)
Rob Zombie (born Robert Bartleh Cummings on January 12, 1965)
Sean Yseult (born Shauna Reynolds on June 6, 1966)
Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona on July 10, 1942)
Steven Tyler (born Steven Victor Tallarico on March 26, 1948)
Joe Perry (born Joseph Anthony Pereira on September 10, 1950)
Jay Jay French (born John French Segall, July 20, 1952)
Dee Snider (born Daniel Snider on March 15, 1955)
Mark “The Animal” Mendoza (born Mark Glickman, July 13, 1956)
“A.J.” Pero (born Anthony Jude Pero born October 14, 1959 – Died March 20, 2015)
Mike Tramp (born Michael Trempenau on January 1961)
Michael Henry “Nicko” McBrain (born 5 June 1952)
Paul Di’Anno (born Paul Andrews 17 May 1958)
Blaze Bayley (born Bayley Alexander Cooke, 29 May 1963)
Tracii Guns (born Tracy Richard Irving Ulrich January 20, 1966)
Blackie Lawless (born Steven Edward Duren September 4, 1956)
Johnny Rod (born John Tumminello; December 8, 1957)
David Michael-Philips (born David Philip Henzerling May 3, 1961)
Marcie Michelle Free (born Mark Edward Free on April 12, 1954)
Jani Lane (born John Kennedy Oswald; February 1, 1964 – Died August 11, 2011)
Lizzy Borden (born Gregory Charles Harges; June 23, 1960)
Scott Ian (born Scott Ian Rosenfeld on December 31, 1963)
Joey Belladonna (born Joseph Bellardini October 13, 1960)
Eric Adams (born Louis Marullo July 12, 1952)
King Diamond (born Kim Bendix Petersen 14 June 1956)
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