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 ...
Busting out of Cold War Europe to show the U.S. that their Germanic cousins knew how to rock, these powerful tunes found a ...
During a new interview, Soundgarden's Kim Thayil named the metal bands he listened to in the '80s when his band was first starting out. The guitarist appeared as a guest on the Turned Out a Punk ...
As frontman for the multi-platinum glam metal band Ratt, Stephen Pearcy was one of the most recognizable hard rock voices of the '80s. But as a new video proved, while the 68-year-old lead singer is ...
Released in 1973, the song hit No. 1 in the band’s native U.K. but didn’t fare well in the U.S., where it peaked at No. 98.
There’s nothing quite like the sound of 80s heavy metal and thrash. Two distinctive approaches to the genre, but sharing a lot of DNA. Blending the abrasiveness of punk with the whiskey-fueled ...
In the year 1989, a ton of great classic rock and glam metal tunes dropped. They all had an unmistakable sound: that high-production, MTV-candy catchiness that defined a lot of music that very year.
"We're here to tell the story of one of the most under-appreciated genres of music in rock history," says Emily Havens, the museum's executive director. By Paul Grein Rock music from the 1980s doesn’t ...
The 1980s gave rock music room to get bigger, louder, and stranger. Hair metal took over MTV, heavy metal kept expanding, and newer sounds like new wave and alternative rock pushed the genre in fresh ...
A popular 1980s metal band is hitting the road again with a new lead singer. Quiet Riot announced John Torra, a 23-year-old vocalist from Long Island, will replace former frontman Jizzy Pearl.
Iconic '80s Metal Singer, 68, Divides Fans With Recent Performance originally appeared on Parade. As frontman for the multi-platinum glam metal band Ratt, Stephen Pearcy was one of the most ...