Dokken

There's way more substance here than haters would lead you to believe.

The genre's best bands had a penchant for reinvention — making this list especially difficult.

Big hair. Bigger hooks.

For the hair metal bands that managed to survive, a change in style was necessary. These albums are the best representation of that!

Blow out the candles!

"I couldn't sing and I thought my career was over," said Scorpions singer Klaus Meine.

Let's all travel back in time and rock out once more with the albums that meant something to us.

Bassist admits he's pissed off "that they put out a product with so little thought behind it."

Back to an era of big hair and even bigger video hits. How well do you remember the '80s hair metal videos playing on MTV?

Who has the most played hair metal song and which hair metal acts live stats may surprise you? Find out.