With such famous names as David Lee Roth, Axl Rose, Bret Michaels , Dee Snider, Jon Bon Jovi and Sebastian Bach hair metal ...

he was a dyed-in-the-wool extreme metal fan. As a kid growing up in the 80s, he was introduced to bands such as Kiss and Mötley Crüe by his older brother, Sebastian, but he soon discovered ...

bands like Def Leppard, Kiss, Scorpions, Whitesnake, Extreme, and Tesla are not on this list. While, yes, some of these groups made massively successful pop-tinged metal albums during the '80s ...

The best 80s metal bassists often represent a very underrated area of the genre. Bassists in general don’t get a lot of attention in music, although they often have a peculiar role in metal.

The Jambar Throughout the history of recorded music, many styles have overtaken the airwaves. Be it one of the ...

I've been covering music in-depth since 2009 and I know more about obscure '80s metal bands than any human being should. I love writing, and, when it comes to reviewing bands/artists, I echo what ...

Hair metal — that dreaded colloquialism for the commercial, party-hearty hard rock that dominated the airwaves in the '80s — is known ... era's biggest and best bands also had great singers ...