Our list of the best song by 11 big hair metal bands is woefully overdue. We've already listed the heaviest song by 11 big hair metal bands, the best ballad by 11 big hair metal bands and the best ...

Here are five hair metal bands whose biggest-selling records were definitely not their best. The hair metal era is often remembered for the big hair, the overuse of Aqua Net, flashy videos, and ...

When a punk musician named Duff McKagan left Seattle for Los Angeles in 1984, he was surprised by what he found in his adopted city. He encountered countless telephone poles plastered with band flyers ...

"Hair metal" is not an actual genre. You know it, we know it and the myriad bands that got unfairly lumped into the category know it. That said, the pejorative phrase serves a purpose here. Critics ...

Everybody has heard of Led Zeppelin. They are the rock group from the '70s that had long hair and they rocked hard and they numbered their albums rather than naming them. So it should come as no ...

You smell that? That Aquanet scent? That means a hair metal band is nearby. (Be very quiet. If we disturb them, they might accidentally ruin their eyeliner.) The ’80s were a fascinating time for the ...