Our list of nine great '80s hard rock bands that weren't hair metal is a reminder that the decade had plenty of movers and shakers outside of the glammed-up Sunset Strip scene. Some bands initially ...

As anybody who turned on the radio or watched MTV in the late '80s will remember, the music from Def Leppard's ...

Lillian Axe were one of 80s hard rock’s great near misses – a band whose songs should have propelled them to hair metal-era superstardom but never did. In 2013, Classic Rock sat down with guitarist ...

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is no stranger to criticism, and one of the most common complaints about the institution is its woeful lack of metal representation. That's not a radical stance to take.

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, ...

Here are 10 hair metal music videos that defined 1980s (and very, very early 1990s) pop culture. Big hair. Bigger hooks. Even bigger budgets for fog machines and neon lighting. If there’s one thing ...

Hair metal is a funny way to describe a music scene. Plenty of bands not associated with 80s glam metal have (or had) great hair. From The Beatles to Oasis, Led Zeppelin to Soundgarden, rock and roll ...

Travis Kennedy has always had a soft spot for ‘80s glam rock and metal bands. As a kid, he recalls turning on MTV and watching these seemingly larger-than-life rock stars – with their teased hair, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Fans of 80s music will want to check out what’s coming to Portland’s Winningstad Theatre. From hair bands, rock and roll, to tons of laughs, the show ‘Rock of Ages’ by ...

Hansen played his final performance with Foreigner at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Foreigner ...