Metal benefitted greatly from the mainstream in the 80s and, to some degree, in the 90s. There were a lot of bands that ...

As the '80s progressed and the ... Some of the bands on this list tried to shake up the hair metal formula with blues, Southern rock or heavy metal elements and floundered for their efforts.

KNAC was credited with exposing or launching bands that would go on to great success: Metallica, Megadeth, Soundgarden, and ...