Some '80s bands got off to great starts and generated a lot of hype, but their spotlight was brightest right at the beginning. Here we're examining the histories of 11 '80s rock bands that never ...

Metal bands had their heyday in the 80s and, believe it or not, controversy also helped. These were the days of the “satanic ...

So, when the late ’70s and early ’80s hit, bands from the UK flocked to the US like moths to a flame. And well, ’80s culture is deeply indebted to them, as if it wasn’t for them the ’80s ...

While plenty of bands or artists from that decade are re-forming to make a little money off this retro obsession, other prominent groups from the '80s are still going strong. Not all we'll ...

bands like Def Leppard, Kiss, Scorpions, Whitesnake, Extreme, and Tesla are not on this list. While, yes, some of these groups made massively successful pop-tinged metal albums during the '80s ...

Not. One.) If I learned anything from watching more than two dozen ’80s bands this summer, it’s that people who came of age in the era of leg warmers, skinny ties, and fingerless gloves are ...