The Front was an American rock band, originally formed in 1984 in Kansas City, Missouri, who enjoyed a brief popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

The Front toured the U.S. with many acts of the period including Bang Tango, Jason Bonham, Enuff Z'nuff and Alice Cooper.

The Front ended 1990 returning to Europe as a featured artist on the Monsters of Rock Tour with notable headlining acts Aerosmith and Whitesnake.

The Front was the first act to be a featured artist on both MTV's Headbangers Ball and 120 Minutes on the same weekend—essentially the template for alternative rock that would be huge a couple of years later.

CBS agreed to let the band move to their sister label, Epic Records, keeping the group in the Sony family.