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 ...

The group's debut, Copper Blue, is an absolute power-pop jam. Songs such as "If I Can't Change Your Mind" and "Helpless" are infectious, upbeat tracks that command repeat plays. And songs such as ...

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 ...

Def Leppard are a band where hits seem to follow them around, and yet, they've only ever had one number one. Why is that?

The following list of the most underrated song by 11 legendary hair metal bands proves that the genre was more than hits and filler. Hair metal – or glam-metal, or pop-metal, or whatever you want to ...

Like any genre, there are many tiers of hair metal bands. Unlike Mötley Crüe and Guns N’ Roses, many hard rock bands from the 1980s disappeared into obscurity after MTV fame. While some have continued ...

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 ...

Fueled by sugar cookies and Dr. Pepper, dozens of kids were ready to rock at a downtown Miami nightclub. The first Saturday ...