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The genre was more than hits and filler.

They were defined by their tireless work ethic and defiant attitude.

The label originated as a pejorative, but the subgenre still has its undisputed tentpole bands.

Many of the scene's biggest bands caught lightning in a bottle on their first try.

Breaking down the most collected albums from Metallica, Judas Priest, Def Leppard and other big metal acts from the 1980s.

From grunge to nu-metal, pop-punk to Brit-rock and all the alternative stuff around it, the '90s were a great period for rock music.

Back to an era of big hair and even bigger video hits. How well do you remember the '80s hair metal videos playing on MTV?

That's at least half a decade.

Who were the big new bands in each year?

Poison singer says recent biopsy "may have saved my life."

Party-metal playboys revisit their hardscrabble origins on 'Open Up and Say ... Ahh!' single.

Here's your friendly reminder to stay as far away as possible from poison hemlock. It's a nasty plant, and it can be found statewide.