When his band Poison shot to fame in the mid-'80s, Bret Michaels was known for belting out such hair metal anthems as "Talk ...

The 1992 footage comes from the "Let's Get Rocked," a tribute concert held in honor of the late, great Freddie Mercury. "The ...

Hair metal wasn’t always all lipstick and leather. Sometimes, it had something to say — something actually progressive.

Think hair metal and glam rock are dead? Think again. The genres are thriving, mainly in Europe, but also globally. Here is a non-comprehensive list of some modern bands that sound like 80s hair ...

Metal bands who were banned from countries are a much more common topic than one may think. This music genre has always been controversial in some areas, hence why some bands were banned. Furthermore, ...

southern-fried ruckus that defied the typical hair metal conventions. The Austin-based rockers wore their metal influences on their sleeves, and singer Jason McMaster led the band with an ear ...

"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.

It's complicated. Hair Metal Heroes #1: Winger. He was a bass player. His name was Kip Winger. He named his band after himself. He had perfect heavy metal hair. Lots of it, expertly teased ...

The first four records by Pantera are what you’d call hair metal. Yes ... But that wasn’t the only major change the band went through because they started out as a Christian metal band and have since ...

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It saw the return of original guitarist Head, who had rejoined the band following an eight year hiatus that saw get baptised and become a born-again Christian. Metal Hammer spoke to ... braids out and ...

Christian metal band Stryper sure love to play the victim in terms of their ... but also because they were always a cheesy hair metal act. Maybe they should have sung songs about girls or Satan. It ...