Poison

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

The genre's best bands had a penchant for reinvention — making this list especially difficult.

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!

Back to an era of big hair and even bigger video hits. How well do you remember the '80s hair metal videos playing on MTV?

Who has the most played hair metal song and which hair metal acts live stats may surprise you? Find out.

Hair metal may have died in the '90s, but not without a fight!

Whether they hated them or loved to hate them, there's been a change of heart when it comes to these bands.

Who were the big new bands in each year?

The young doggy 'save[d] the day' when 'a kitten’s life was hanging in the balance.'