80s heavy metal

Skid Row were one of the very last hair metal bands to hit the mainstream before grunge took over in the early '90s. While the band's self-titled debut employed standard pop-metal riffs and generic lyrics (albeit to great commercial success), 1991's Slave to the Grind and 1995's Subhuman Race broke away from the pop-metal mold with uncharacteristically hard, thrashy guitars and unique songwriting techniques. Though personal differences and changing trends would eventually tear the core...

Great Heavy Metal band from the 80s, with Doro Pesch.

Sepultura

Marilyn Manson, Philip Anselmo, Rick Rubin, members of Anthrax, Lamb of God, Mastodon and more send off the thrash icons

Now she's breakin' hearts in heaven Shinin' bright in the sky I still hear her voice in the wind I still think of you in the night, oh yeah Well I guess you'll never know How much I need her so I was trying to find the perfect power ballad for this morning and this song by L.A. Guns came to mind. Back in 1989 "The Ballad of Jayne" caused many headbangers to pause for a moment and think about the lyrics. While the guys admitted that the song was originally a tribute to Hollywood icon, Jayne…

You wouldn't take any other life advice from them, but the heavy metal rockers sure had style

Crimson Glory, 80s

Motorhead