It’s no wonder so many hair metal bands recorded great cover songs in their heyday. Many of the bands that exploded in ...

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 ...

There was nothing quite like the glam metal movement of the 1980s (and 1990s, honestly). Loud music, loud hair, loud outfits, and loud audiences were the main elements of the notably visual genre, and ...

Chart-topping moment: Poison’s 1988 hit “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” remains their only No. 1 single, becoming a defining anthem of the glam metal era. From PA to fame: Formed in Mechanicsburg, ...

Hair metal focus: Ultimate Classic Rock spotlights 11 memorable covers from glam-era bands, including Cinderella, Tesla, and Warrant. Other notable rankings: Yardbarker lists 25 covers viewed as ...

A new documentary series focused on the rise and fall of glam metal is heading to Paramount+. The streaming giant announced I Wanna Rock: The ’80s Metal Dream last week, and it will arrive on screens ...

Did you know Michael Jackson copied Warrant’s early look for his album “Bad”? Or that quintessential ’80s bands Quiet Riot and Twister Sister were actually ’70s bands? Or guitarist Dave “Snake” Sabo, ...

Call it what you will — glam metal, hair metal, cock rock, or plain old ’80s metal — but there’s something to be said for a subculture that extended from the late ’70s into the early ’90s that refuses ...

What people often miss about a so-called hair-band like Faster Pussycat is punk rockers like Johnny Thunders, The Damned and New York Dolls were as big of an influence on them as Aerosmith was. So ...

Even though grunge is regarded as the music that brought glam metal’s popularity to an end, Poison's Bret Michaels doesn’t hold a grudge toward any of the genre’s artists. While many fans and ...