Ratt

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

Longtime Ratt singer and solo artist Stephen Pearcy named the song he wants played at his funeral and revealed other personal musical favorites during a recent Q&A session.

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

It was the decade of the guitar hero — but sometimes one wasn't enough.

The genre was more than hits and filler.

Many of the scene's biggest bands caught lightning in a bottle on their first try.

Breaking down the most collected albums from Metallica, Judas Priest, Def Leppard and other big metal acts from the 1980s.

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

Big hair. Bigger hooks.

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