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For every Motley Crue, Def Leppard, and Van Halen, There were many other bands that were really good, but somehow didn’t quite make it...
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Take a trip down memory lane with this list of one-hit wonders on the U.S. charts from the years 1980 and 1981. How many...
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Angelica Attempting to hit on the sound of guitar slingers like Van Halen and George Lynch, Angelica went for a more glam-sounding singer, similar...
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The 1980s saw the invention of the music video thanks to MTV and it wasn’t long after that many of the videos started using...
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When Guns N’ Roses released Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II on the same day back in 1991, a lot of...
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Motley Crue is a legendary band that became not only one of the biggest bands of the 80s but one of the biggest bands...
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KISS released 8 studio albums during the 1980s. These albums cover a lot of territory including the albums that most likely saved and re-invigorated...
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Australia…the land down under provided some really good metal and hard rock bands during the 1980s. While one of these bands went on to...
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Canada has produced some great metal bands over the years. This list is based on what was considered heavy metal during the 80s. Today,...
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#15 Aion Formed in 1983 by guitarist Izumi Ochiai, Aion started out as a thrash band but would later develop into more of a...
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# 15 Rage Rage actually formed in Germany in 1984 under the name Avenger but changed their name to Rage in 1985 after another...
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Metal has been around for over half a century. Many stars have risen during that time. From the new wave of British heavy metal...