The 21st century is hardly the peak of popularity for hair metal, but plenty of newcomers have released some great albums ...

Today, we consider most "hair metal" bands hard rock bands that had a glamorous aesthetic in the '80s. But back then, people ...

Death metal in a sauna, Lamb of God on the karaoke machine and 2am mosh pits – Kinza Shenn sets sail on a hardcore music ...

The band had transformed rock and roll and made everything look badass again, and considering that all anyone had to go on ...

Tougher than glam rock and pre-dating punk by a couple of years, the Heavy Metal Kids were swashbuckling rock’n’roll pirates fronted by doomed livewire Gary Holton. In 2004, Classic Rock traced the ...

From starting on a Paul McCartney Höfner ripoff to pioneering some of the heaviest metal ever committed to tape, Tom Araya ...

Pull out those tights from your closet and grab your Aqua Net, The Hairband Experience is coming to Columbus. The heavy-metal ...

Like the song itself, his solo is heavy, menacing and flashy in all ... Guns N' Roses were categorically not a hair metal band. But here's the thing: Their biggest hit is a tender, uptempo ...

The heavy-metal tribute band will put on their "The Best Hair Bands in the Land" performance to relive an era of rock music with three acts that pay homage to Poison, Def Leppard and Bon Jovi.

Having mastered the art of simplistic riffs, Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme singled out one band as changing the ...

The New York Dolls were forerunners of punk and the band’s style — teased hair, women's clothes and lots of makeup — inspired the glam movement that took up residence in heavy metal a decade later in ...