Poison

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

For the hair metal bands that managed to survive, a change in style was necessary. These albums are the best representation of that!

These bands either broke up onstage in front of their fans or waited until shortly after a performance to announce their split.

Poison vocalist Bret Michaels discussed his favorite rock bands and named the greatest of all time during a special on AXS TV with Sammy Hagar.

While they're known for making heavier music, these hard rockers had their biggest success with something slower and softer.

From grunge to nu-metal, pop-punk to Brit-rock and all the alternative stuff around it, the '90s were a great period for rock music.

Embrace the heartache, pain and in some cases, true life stories.

Back to an era of big hair and even bigger video hits. How well do you remember the '80s hair metal videos playing on MTV?

Fromage in hard rock ballad form.

Who has the most played hair metal song and which hair metal acts live stats may surprise you? Find out.