hair metal

Think hair metal and grunge don't mix? These five albums will blow your mind — and maybe even mess up your perfectly teased hair.

There's way more substance here than haters would lead you to believe.

Sometimes, less is more — but not always.

The 21st century is hardly the peak of popularity for hair metal, but plenty of newcomers have released some great albums these last 25 years.

Who ever saw these hair metal lineup changes coming? When they happened, it was quite a surprise for fans.

The subgenre packed a harder punch than its detractors were willing to admit.

For the hair metal bands that managed to survive, a change in style was necessary. These albums are the best representation of that!

Some bands did not fit the hair metal mold, but played along convincingly enough for at least one album.

Hair metal has a lot of unsung heroes when it comes to singers, including these seriously underrated ones.

Are these bands hair metal or not? History lumps them into the subgenre, but there's some arguments to be made against it!

Learn about the unlikely series of events that led to it all.

Here's our response to the long-debated question.