Lillian Axe were one of 80s hard rock’s great near misses – a band whose songs should have propelled them to hair metal-era superstardom but never did. In 2013, Classic Rock sat down with guitarist ...

They're two of the biggest selling rock albums in history, but which is better - AC/DC's 'Back in Black' or Guns N' Roses' ...

Founded by guitarist Vernon Reid, a member of New York’s groundbreaking Black Rock Coalition, Living Colour were one of the most revolutionary rock bands of the late 80s. They notched up hit ...

For that reason, our journey begins in 1983, the year Metallica's debut album Kill 'Em All was released on Megaforce Records.

Def Leppard’s 1987 album Hysteria was one of the biggest selling albums of the 80s. In 2008, singer Joe Elliott looked back on a hard rock masterpiece.

Thunderlover takes an ’80s hair metal mentality, implants bombastic arena hooks, and presents it in a ’90s grunge package.

The night after he hung backstage with the Go-Go’s at their Las Vegas show, Sammy Hagar invited Kenny Chesney to the stage to perform with him during his Best of All Worlds Residency Friday, May ...

One listen to the Bob Ezrin-produced Two Steps From the Move makes it pretty obvious how strong of an influence Hanoi Rocks had on the mid-'80s hard rock revival. The album's near-perfect blend of ...

Chris Hager has died at the age of 67. Hager was the guitarist of Mickey Ratt, then hard rock band Ratt. The cause of death was not revealed. Stephen Pearcy, lead singer of Ratt, announced the ...