No beards - just a sharp-dressed band By Michael Rosen Updated Feb 16, 2014 3:03 a.m. Mary Redente is the lead singer of ZZ Topless, which pays tribute to ZZ Top ...

Compared to other hair metal bands of the '80s, with its much darker sound and raunchy, shocking live shows, W.A.S.P. fits better in the “fuck you!” category than the glam category.

Partnered with George Lynch, arguably one of the top axemen of the era with impressive sharp, clean solos, Dokken is one of the more underrated hair metal bands. 8.

Here are 10 hair metal music videos that defined 1980s (and very, very early 1990s) pop culture. Big hair. Bigger hooks. Even bigger budgets for fog machines and neon lighting. If there’s one thing ...

The hair, or glam, metal bands of the 1980s remain one of the true guilty pleasures in the history of music. The hair spray, makeup and catchy pop tunes touched up with distortion were made for MTV.

But the band’s first two albums — a self-titled debut in 1984 and “7800° Fahrenheit” in 1985 — are surprisingly solid bar rock efforts, with sharp hooks and riffs not too heavy for radio.

The 10 Best Hair Metal Albums By Non-Hair Metal Bands Some bands did not fit the hair metal mold, but played along convincingly enough for at least one album. Gallery Credit: Sydney Taylor ...

Grunge bands, after all, didn’t objectify women like Motley Crue did in “Girls, Girls, Girls.” Grunge musicians might have done drugs, but they didn’t flaunt it as a glamorous lifestyle.