Outsiders might think heavy metal is all big scary riffs and songs about Satan and darkness and whatnot, but those in the know understand that some of music's biggest, soppiest, most spectacularly ...

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, ...

Before Seattle plunged into grunge, heavy metal thunder reigned. Saturday, Queensryche brought back those days of yesteryear -- the '80s, that is -- in a nearly two-hour set that was often thrilling, ...