hair metal

Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy has since responded to the suggestion the band should make a Super Bowl halftime appearance.

The singer allegedly wanted to make 600% more than his bandmates.

From the Sunset Strip to the global stage, these bands helped define the year.

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

A wild era, but these rockers weren't in it for the party.

Approach these songs with an open mind and you'll be pleasantly surprised.

They flopped commercially, but it wasn't for a lack of quality.

For various reasons, this handful of hair metal bands only released one album.

Think hair metal started in the ’80s? The truth is, its roots run a decade deeper, courtesy of these 1970s rock albums.

The riffs may fade and the hair may flatten, but these videos have remained burned into pop culture for good.