Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Halford, Corey Taylor and Amy Lee on stage at various gigs. Outsiders might think heavy metal is all big scary ...

In the early years of hair metal, the Sunset Strip bands were more akin to The New York Dolls’ glam punk than what emerged on MTV in the mid-80s. Some bands, like Faster Pussycat and L.A. Guns, ...

Heavy metal had been slowly growing in popularity for decades by the time it hit its commercial peak. The ’80s are considered mainly the heyday of heavy metal in its official definition. That being ...