It's hard to think of a more quintessentially summertime subgenre than '80s hard rock. Colloquially known as glam metal (or, more derisively, the dreaded "hair metal"), these songs celebrate life's ...

There's strength in numbers — if you need proof, just look at our picks for the top five '80s hard rock guitar duos. But not every hard rock band from the '80s wanted or needed a singular guitar hero.

Our list of nine great '80s hard rock bands that weren't hair metal is a reminder that the decade had plenty of movers and shakers outside of the glammed-up Sunset Strip scene. Some bands initially ...