"Hair metal" is not an actual genre. You know it, we know it and the myriad bands that got unfairly lumped into the category know it. That said, the pejorative phrase serves a purpose here. Critics ...

The sophomore slump is one of the most dreaded curses in music history — but it didn't affect these six hair metal bands whose second album is their best. Bands get their whole lives to make their ...

It’s no wonder so many hair metal bands recorded great cover songs in their heyday. Many of the bands that exploded in popularity during the 1980s glam metal zeitgeist cut their teeth playing clubs in ...