The 1980s were a time of experimentation and excess that saw the birth of hair metal, thrash metal, alternative rock, new wave, and other new genres. Solo artists and pop excluded, here are the 20 ...

Metal benefitted greatly from the mainstream in the 80s and, to some degree, in the 90s. There were a lot of bands that ...

The Waifs will feature in a new book about bands hailing from Western Australia's Great Southern region, many of whom cut ...

Packed with hair metal classics, "Rock of Ages" is likely the closest audiences will get to a 1980s super concert by way of ...

Show promises a spectacular journey through the biggest hits of the 80s at Eastbourne’s Congress Theatre on Saturday, January ...

Critics coined the term "hair metal" as a shorthand dismissal of the countless copycat hard rock bands that cluttered the Sunset Strip and ruled the airwaves throughout much of the '80s.

The '80s weren't known for their political protest anthems, although, these three songs might change you mind.

In the mid-1970s and ‘80s in SoCal, bands like Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, and Toto blended jazz, R&B, and pop to create a new soft style: yacht rock.