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Big hair. Bigger hooks.

There's way more substance here than haters would lead you to believe.

The genre's best bands had a penchant for reinvention — making this list especially difficult.

Good luck learning these.

The subgenre packed a harder punch than its detractors were willing to admit.

For the hair metal bands that managed to survive, a change in style was necessary. These albums are the best representation of that!

Well that's rad. These 31 rock and metal albums have hit the four decade mark. How many of these 1985 records have you listened to?

Blow out the candles!

"I couldn't sing and I thought my career was over," said Scorpions singer Klaus Meine.

Let's all travel back in time and rock out once more with the albums that meant something to us.