hair metal

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.

Oh, how the mighty had fallen.

Hair metal wasn’t always all lipstick and leather. Sometimes, it had something to say.