Hair metal flexed its muscle in the late 70s. These four power ballads showed the softer side of these heavy acts.

In the early years of hair metal, the Sunset Strip bands were more akin to The New York Dolls’ glam punk than what emerged on MTV in the mid-80s. Some bands, like Faster Pussycat and L.A. Guns, ...

When grunge exploded in the early '90s, it left the '80s hair metal scene in the dust — but the best grunge song by these five hair metal bands shows that some groups managed to adapt to the times ...

It’s no wonder so many hair metal bands recorded great cover songs in their heyday. Many of the bands that exploded in ...