Tesla

Tesla is a metal band popular in the eighties. They have been phenomenally sucessful, with all of their albums being bestsellers and almost all of their singles being rock hits. Their first concert album was a bestseller. Their first compilation was a bestseller. Tesla is named for Nikola Tesla, the man who discovered alternating current. Their popularity came around the tail end of the party metal era, with their hit albums being released between 1986 and 1994. Bands like Metallica brought in the more aggressive and cynical thrash and death metal, ending the glam metal era which had dominated the eighties. Tesla has participated in various charity work throughout their tenure.