Here are the 11 cheesiest hair metal ballads. Over the years, there have been few subgenres of heavy metal that have been as completely polarizing as the rise of glam metal, or as some say, hair ...

Ah, the '80s rock ballad. There's nothing quite as glorious as a sold-out arena illuminated by a sea of Bic lighters held aloft during one of your favorite band's slow, sweet jams. The following ...

On the east coast, the hair was also high in bands like Bon Jovi, Cinderella, Kix, and Twisted Sister by the mid-’80s, marking them all “hair metal” at one point or another.

Metalheads have feelings too, and these days, it pays to show them. Just as country stars like Faith Hill and rappers like LL Cool J have used ballads to widen their audiences, tattooed, leather-cl… ...

Bay area thrash pups Death Angel were all about 12 years old when they got started in the mid-80s, but they grew up fast. 1990’s Act III album was the work of a band straining as the scene’s ...

Name that power ballad: "Love Bites" (1987) was their biggest hit, ... though that last dimwitted one also arguably signaled the end of the '80s hair-band wave in 1990. ...

Write off our list of The Best Ballad From 11 Big Hair Metal Bands at your own risk — there's way more substance here than haters would lead you to believe.