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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Halford, Corey Taylor and Amy Lee on stage at various gigs. Outsiders might think heavy metal is all big scary ...

The mid-80s in music were partially defined by power ballads. These four slower ones from rock acts dominated the charts in ...

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 ...

Remember the musical landscape in 1987? Back then, glam metal undisputably owned rock and roll. Mötley Crüe’s “Girls, Girls, Girls” hit number two. Whitesnake went multi-platinum. Poison, Ratt, and ...

Here are 10 hair metal music videos that defined 1980s (and very, very early 1990s) pop culture. Big hair. Bigger hooks. Even bigger budgets for fog machines and neon lighting. If there’s one thing ...

During the late '80s and early '90s, hair metal ruled rock radio and sold millions of albums. Then, that shifted after one ...