The hair, or glam, metal bands of the 1980s remain one of the true guilty pleasures in music history. The hair spray, makeup, and catchy pop tunes touched up with distortion were made for MTV.

At its best, it could be pure escapist ... Read on to see our list of 10 Underrated Hair Metal Bands That Deserved to Be Way Bigger. Next: 10 'Glam Metal' Albums Released After 'Nevermind' That ...

But many of the era’s biggest and best bands also had great singers ... Imagine Dennis DeYoung fronting a Christian glam metal band and you’ll have a good approximation of Michael Sweet ...

Nocturnal is one of the most adrenalized and intense melodic death metal records. It's clinical in its slice 'n' dice riffing ...

Ugly Kid Joe is best known for the 1992 hit “Everything About You” and “Cat’s In The Cradle” from 1993. This outfit teetered between hard rock and the 1990s’ particular brand of alternative rock. And ...

As the '80s came to a close and a new decade dawned, it was obvious that the heavy music landscape needed — and had begun to undergo — a radical shift. It was a unique moment in hard rock and ...

Thrill of a Bite' measures up to anything White Lion, Dokken, Cinderella and AOR icons like Icon produced back in the 80s ...

Hair metal — that dreaded colloquialism for the ... But many of the era's biggest and best bands also had great singers to match their six-string wizards. We're giving a nod to those golden ...

Here is the best album by 11 legendary thrash metal bands. Aside from a dip in popularity in the '90s, thrash has held strong as one of metal's most popular styles for more than 40 years.