In the early years of hair metal, the Sunset Strip bands were more akin to The New York Dolls’ glam punk than what emerged on MTV in the mid-80s. Some bands, like Faster Pussycat and L.A. Guns, ...

Some of the greatest power ballads ever released came from the rock genre, even from glam metal bands like Warrant. The '80s band got some mixed reactions to their 1989 power ballad that ranked high ...

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Write off our list of The Best Ballad by 15 Bands of the Hair Metal Era at your own risk — there’s way more substance here than haters would lead you to believe. Hair metal — glam metal, pop-metal, ...