Dokken

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

They flopped commercially, but it wasn't for a lack of quality.

Blow out the candles! September is full of rock star birthdays.

Breaking down the most collected albums from Metallica, Judas Priest, Def Leppard and other big metal acts from the 1980s.

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!

"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."