The hair, or glam, metal bands of the 1980s remain one ... they were either already successfully established hard-rock acts before this time and went for some easy money or were unjustly lumped ...

Looking for modern bands who are keeping the hair metal aesthetic alive and well? Here are five for your enjoyment.

Whatever you want to call it — glam metal, pop-metal ... Some of the bands on this list tried to shake up the hair metal formula with blues, Southern rock or heavy metal elements and floundered ...