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, ...

You might think hair metal and country music have very little in common. The former is glossy and often androgynous, while the latter finds its connection in down-to-earth relatability. However, they ...

A chart-topping 1992 power ballad helped close the door on the hair metal era as the genre’s dominance on the Billboard ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the 1980s, a legendary hair metal band soared to the top of the charts with a song fueled by its frontman’s real-life ...

Write off our list of The Best Ballad From 11 Big Hair Metal Bands at your own risk — there’s way more substance here than haters would lead you to believe. Hair metal — glam metal, pop-metal, ...