In the early years of hair metal, the Sunset Strip bands were more akin to The New York Dolls’ glam punk than what emerged on MTV in the mid-80s. Some bands, like Faster Pussycat and L.A. Guns, ...

Today, we will be revealing the five best examples of the intriguing phenomenon known as the black metal ballad, though it might seem like a contradiction in terms. A decent list of self-proclaimed ...

Here are the best ballads from 11 big prog metal bands! We recently looked at the best ballad by 11 big prog rock bands, so it’s only fair that we shine the same spotlight on nearly a dozen ...

Write off our list of The Best Ballad by 15 Bands of the Hair Metal Era at your own risk — there’s way more substance here than haters would lead you to believe. Hair metal — glam metal, pop-metal, ...

Here are 11 of the best love songs by some of the biggest bands in heavy metal. Metal bands aren't always known for their ability to be touchy feely, but on more than one occasion, heavy metal has ...

Some of the greatest power ballads ever released came from the rock genre, even from glam metal bands like Warrant. The '80s band got some mixed reactions to their 1989 power ballad that ranked high ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It is easy, oh so easy, to mock heavy metal. For 40 years, This Is Spinal Tap, Rob Reiner’s glorious spoof of metal’s OTT excess — ...

There have been quite a few little deep dives into some of our favorite, most iconic metal bands, that are currently in production or already finished, like The Ballad of Judas Priest. The official ...