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Here’s eight hair metal bands that deserve to be in the\u00a0Rock and Roll Hall of Fame<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Rock Hall is no stranger to criticism, and one of the most common complaints about the institution is its woeful lack of metal representation.<\/p>\n It took decades for Judas Priest<\/a> and Ozzy Osbourne<\/a> to enter\u00a0the hallowed halls and metal trailblazers such as\u00a0Iron Maiden<\/a> and Dio<\/a> are still on the outside looking in. But if the Rock Hall seems prejudiced against traditional heavy metal, then one might say\u00a0it outright despises hair metal.<\/p>\n That’s\u00a0not a radical stance to take. Since the subgenre exploded in the early ’80s, hair metal has been widely reviled by critics, dismissed for its pigheaded\u00a0lyrics and hackneyed songwriting.<\/p>\n Obviously, that’s a disingenuous take, one that denies the unshakeable\u00a0hooks and technical\u00a0prowess that categorized the best of the era.<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0The 6 Most Underrated Hair Metal Guitarists<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n These bands were well-versed in writing larger-than-life anthems that captured the spirit of fun and rebellion that so many fans craved. (They even\u00a0Trojan-horsed some clever chord progressions and melodies into their songs along the way.) What’s more\u00a0quintessentially rock ‘n’ roll than that?<\/p>\n Thankfully, the Rock\u00a0Hall has made some (glacial) progress on the hair metal front in recent years. Bon Jovi<\/a> entered the Hall in 2018, followed by Def Leppard<\/a> in 2019.\u00a0Hopefully these nods to\u00a0some of the era’s biggest and brightest bands helped legitimize hair metal in the eyes of the critical establishment and will pave the way for\u00a0similar\u00a0inductions in the future.<\/p>\n We’ve\u00a0trimmed our wishlist down to the top choices,\u00a0using a liberal\u00a0definition of “hair metal” to include bands that massively influenced the scene or successfully adapted their sound to fit the times. Here are\u00a08 Hair Metal Bands That Belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n The maligned subgenre deserves better and these hair metal bands should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Bryan Rolli<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Some bands did not fit the hair metal mold, but played along convincingly enough for at least one album.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Sydney Taylor<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n As hair metal faded, some bands persevered and changed up their style to something definitively not<\/em> hair metal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Sydney Taylor<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHair Metal Bands That Belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame<\/h2>\n
The 10 Best Hair Metal Albums By Non-Hair Metal Bands<\/h2>\n
The 9 Best Non-Hair Metal Albums by Hair Metal Bands<\/h2>\n