Skid Row

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

It was the decade of the guitar hero — but sometimes one wasn't enough.

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

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.

The album flopped and the band hates it — but what if they're all wrong?

The subgenre packed a harder punch than its detractors were willing to admit.

Are these bands hair metal or not? History lumps them into the subgenre, but there's some arguments to be made against it!

Many of these albums marked important endings - or exciting new beginnings.

"I would still be in the band if that was an option," the former frontman insists.