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There's way more substance here than haters would lead you to believe.

They flopped commercially, but it wasn't for a lack of quality.

They hit hard and looked cool doing it.

The genre was more than hits and filler.

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

Big hair. Bigger hooks.

The genre's best bands had a penchant for reinvention — making this list especially difficult.

For the hair metal bands that managed to survive, a change in style was necessary. These albums are the best representation of that!

Well that's rad. These 31 rock and metal albums have hit the four decade mark. How many of these 1985 records have you listened to?

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?