The Uncensored Story of ‘80s Hair Metal. Tremaine traces the origins of hair metal to Van Halen, a band that launched off the Sunset Strip. Other bands quickly followed, including Quiet Riot, W.A.S.P.
Hair metal! Many who were around for its ’80s golden years can’t let go, which is why those bands ... party-hearty attitude and aggressively melodic, guitar-driven songs. Like many of their peers, the ...
READ MORE: The 10 Best Hair Metal Albums of the 1990s As the ’80s progressed and the L.A. hard ... several bands eked out terrific music that failed to get the recognition it deserved.
As the '80s progressed ... sounded the hair metal death knell with 1991's Nevermind. But even as the genre hurtled toward irrelevance, several bands eked out terrific music that failed to get ...