Ratt

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.

Sometimes, the rockers could play nice.

Good luck learning these.

Find out which rock stars will be blowing out the birthday candles in April.