What's the best metal album of each year of the 1980s? Let's find out! Building off the collective foundation laid by '70s legends such as Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Scorpions, Led ...

Def Leppard broke a pretty big charting history record with the release of 'Hysteria' in 1987 and 'Pyromania' in 1983.

The musical zeitgeist is constantly in flux and ever-evolving. Many a band sink beneath the whims of its ebbs and flows. One-hit wonders and even iconic bands that are intrinsically linked to the ...

We use the terms “legend” and “icon” to describe influential musicians. And there are some years in music history where it almost feels as though something supernatural has taken place. If somewhere ...

Hair coerced into a shape resembling a radioactive mushroom cloud. Circulation-binding leather pants stuffed into studded cowboy boots. Twisted Sister pins on uniforms. Heavy-metal style that ruled in ...

When it comes to the music landscape, one can say that metal ruled the '80s, presenting a cultural turning point and an influx of talent as the genre grew and expanded. Being caught up in the "Satanic ...

WHEN KISS wiped off the makeup in the early 1980s, heavy metal’s cartoon Gorgons rubbed away much of their mystique as well. Hence, the band’s fans welcomed the reapplication of the greasepaint in the ...

The death last month of Kevin Dubrow, lead singer for the 1980s heavy metal band Quiet Riot, has been ruled an accidental cocaine overdose. By The Associated Press The death last month of Kevin Dubrow ...