Sacramento, CA based TESLA caught the attention of the hard rock and metal world in 1986 when they successfully upgraded the 70s heavy rock sound with elements of 80s metal and found great success with the debut "Mechanical Resonance." In the midst of the glam metal saturation that constituted the latter half of the 80s and early 90s, TESLA stuck to their guns and continued to develop their sound into more creative territory as well as sticking to their no nonsense image more akin to 70s rockers rather than the hairspray overkill of their contemporaries. Nevertheless, despite it all, TESLA still got lumped into the overall glam metal scene since musically speaking, the band delivered strong catchy compositions based on blues based melodies laced with an upgraded 80s energetic delivery complete with guitar solo wankery. This naturally found them on tour with artists such as David Lee Roth, Alice Cooper, Def Leppard and Poison which found even greater exposure.