In the early years of hair metal, the Sunset Strip bands were more akin to The New York Dolls’ glam punk than what emerged on MTV in the mid-80s. Some bands, like Faster Pussycat and L.A. Guns, ...

Break out the Aqua Net and lock up your daughters. That was the mantra throughout the 1980s, when leather-clad rockers with hair teased skyward, sex appeal gushing and guitar solos screaming, prowled ...

Rock 'n' roll fans can relive the glory days of the '80s as Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy, Quiet Riot and Vixen hit the stage Friday at Barton Coliseum during the Arkansas State Fair. The three acts ...

Write off our list of The Best Ballad From 11 Big Hair Metal Bands at your own risk — there’s way more substance here than haters would lead you to believe. Hair metal — glam metal, pop-metal, ...

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 ...

In the 1980s, a legendary hair metal band soared to the top of the charts with a song fueled by its frontman’s real-life heartbreak. The power ballad, titled "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," became one of ...

When grunge exploded in the early '90s, it left the '80s hair metal scene in the dust — but the best grunge song by these five hair metal bands shows that some groups managed to adapt to the times ...