These are our picks for the "Big 4" bands (and artists) of 1980s metal. That of course doesn't mean that there are only four legendary thrash bands, it just means they're the bands that are most ...

As the 80s gave way to the 90s back in 1989, these classic rock songs served as the soundtrack for the end of an era.

"We're here to tell the story of one of the most under-appreciated genres of music in rock history," says Emily Havens, the museum's executive director. By Paul Grein Rock music from the 1980s doesn’t ...

What were best 1980s rock albums by the best 1980s rock bands? Let's take a closer look. In most cases, the bands included in this list kept giving us great music well into the '90s and most have been ...

The 1980s was a singular era in rock and roll. The decade ushered in the advent—and renaissance—of a number of genres, including post-punk, heavy metal, dance rock, and thrash metal. Even the hard and ...

There’s nothing quite like the sound of 80s heavy metal and thrash. Two distinctive approaches to the genre, but sharing a lot of DNA. Blending the abrasiveness of punk with the whiskey-fueled ...

Formed in 1978, the band emerged as one of the defining acts of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, standing alongside contemporaries such as Iron Maiden, Saxon and Motörhead. Led by founding members ...

You smell that? That Aquanet scent? That means a hair metal band is nearby. (Be very quiet. If we disturb them, they might accidentally ruin their eyeliner.) The ’80s were a fascinating time for the ...

Gabrielle Ulubay is a Music writer at Collider. She has previously been published in The New York Times, Bustle, HuffPost Personal, and other magazines, and wrote at Marie Claire for nearly three ...