"Hair metal" is not an actual genre. You know it, we know it and the myriad bands that got unfairly lumped into the category know it. That said, the pejorative phrase serves a purpose here. Critics ...

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 ...

Here are five hair metal bands who only got to release one album. We can all envision the rock and roll culture of the 1980s: Los Angeles was packed, MTV was blasting power ballads on repeat, and ...

Welcome to AP&R, where we highlight rising artists who will soon become your new favorite. Hailing from the birthplace of grunge, Black, queer-fronted trio Black Ends belong to a subgenre of their own ...