Hair metal — that dreaded colloquialism for ... and would be indistinguishable from the glut of late-period hair metal ballads if not for C.J. Snare's evocative, supercharged vocals.

One of Vince Neil's big hits with Mötley Crüe was a fun heavy metal song but the other was a pandering power ballad.

Before we can dive into bands who are wrongly labeled hair metal, we must ask ourselves: what exactly defines hair metal? Is it the teased hair? The extravagant stage garb and makeup? Songs about ...

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

The hair metal or glam metal movement began in the ... and don't forget the upbeat rock anthems and power ballads. Band members donned their flashiest and tightest clothing, extreme make-up ...

He helped compose one of the defining power ballads of the late-1980s hair-metal scene in “Is This Love,” which drove sales of Whitesnake’s self-titled 1987 LP to sales of more than 8 ...