The 1980s was a prime decade for heavy metal music. From Metallica to Black Sabbath, and many others in between, bands were firing on all cylinders. The decade gave the genre some of its biggest hits, ...

What are the best opening songs on '80s metal albums? We've ranked them all from No. 50 all the way to No. 1. Selecting which song to open your album with is one of the most important parts of making ...

For some, the 1980s were about neon and new wave, yacht rock and wine coolers, wide lapels and pristine pop. For others, the decade is remembered as a time to don a battle jacket, throw up the horns, ...

Although there have certainly been many people who have experimented with the format, standard pop, and rock songs tend to follow the verse/chorus/verse/chorus/break ...

Top ‘80s songs include entries from across the musical spectrum. Throughout 1980s there was a renaissance occurring within music, one which stretched throughout all genres be it pop, rock, country, ...

Leading Whitesnake’s career-saving/bolstering 1987 album on the European version is the indomitable “Still of the Night.” At ...

Welcome to the jungle. We got fun and games. The Eighties are one of the weirdest eras ever for music. It’s a decade of excess. It’s also a decade of INXS. It’s got big hair, big drums, big shoulder ...

Jon Schaffer, the founding guitarist of power-metal band Iced Earth, is talking again — and stirring up old wounds. The 57-year-old musician was once best known for building a cult-favorite band out ...