The 21st century is hardly the peak of popularity for hair metal, but plenty of newcomers have released some great albums ...

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.

The writing was on the wall long before Nirvana ... Some of the bands on this list tried to shake up the hair metal formula with blues, Southern rock or heavy metal elements and floundered for ...

Hopefully these nods to some of the era's biggest and brightest bands helped legitimize hair metal in the eyes of the critical establishment and will pave the way for similar inductions in the future.

You're probably reading this list of the Top 20 Hair Metal ... the band's sophomore album, Cherry Pie, including standout single "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Like the song itself, his solo is heavy, ...