Ratt

"I don't care if you put us third, fourth, whatever — our motto was, 'Go out there and beat your ass, anyway.'"

They were starting in their various forms in 1984. Some had Rock Hall careers, others were hot for a moment.

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The Ratt frontman explains why he doesn't have an issue with the 'hair metal' term often associated with hard rockers of the late '80s.

Who needs fireworks when you have all these rockstar birthday candles to light up the night?

While you were hitting the beach or relaxing by the pool, these songs were burning up the charts 40 years ago.

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

Back to an era of big hair and even bigger video hits. How well do you remember the '80s hair metal videos playing on MTV?

He also expressed disappointment that Ratt won't reunite for the 40th anniversary of 'Out of the Cellar.'