Hair metal was a wild party, with seemingly every blond-haired voicebox pairing up with their very own enigmatic six-stringer as they prepared to stake their claim amongst the posturing masses. In the ...

It’s easier to make sense of history by placing events into clean boxes. For example, the day Nirvana dropped “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, a bunch of hair metal bands lost their record deals. Grunge and ...

Tragically, music is not a meritocracy. You can be the best and most original band in the world, but you still won’t make it far without a loyal fanbase, talented businessmen and a good, stable lineup ...

While few would classify Heart as a hair metal band, they were certainly adjacent to the movement with their sky-high ‘dos and reverb-laden power ballads. At the very least, the 1980s saw the band ...

With that in mind, read on to see the best prog song by five hair metal bands. Bon Jovi sought to move beyond the frothy ...

You're probably reading this list of the Top 20 Hair Metal Guitar Solos for one of two reasons. You might be an '80s hard rock aficionado and guitar fanatic eager to see which of the era's solos we ...

The 1970s were full of huge rock star tragedies. The '80s were full of band breakups, huge accidents and the Satanic Panic. But the '90s as a decade was a whole different monster on its own. Of course ...

The remaining celebrities face a double elimination as they put their best foot forward in the ballroom to celebrate a genre dedicated to the feel-good music of the 1980s and ’90s. The night begins ...

Hair coerced into a shape resembling a radioactive mushroom cloud. Circulation-binding leather pants stuffed into studded cowboy boots. Twisted Sister pins on uniforms. Heavy-metal style that ruled in ...