Outsiders might think heavy metal is all big scary riffs and songs about Satan and darkness and whatnot, but those in the know understand that some of music's biggest, soppiest, most spectacularly ...

Jon Bon Jovi's music is a testament to the enduring power of arena rock, narrating four decades of struggle, romance and ...

Here are the 11 best hair metal albums of the last 25 years. Hair metal, glam metal, or whatever name you want to give it, has made a triumphant return over the past quarter-century. While the genre's ...

Contrary to popular opinion, glam metal didn't immediately disappear once grunge hit the scene — but for all intents and purposes, the subgenre took its last breath on Sept. 24, 1991, the day Nirvana ...

Musikfest went through a time warp Sunday night, as the 1980s glam metal icons of Poison brought their signature sound to the Wind Creek Steel Stage. Poison rose to the top after the release of their ...

It’s easier to make sense of history by placing events into clean boxes. For example, the day Nirvana dropped “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, a bunch of hair metal bands lost their record deals. Grunge and ...