Back in the 1980s, the pop and metal worlds rarely crossed over. For many true heavy music fans, collaborating with people in that sphere was like consorting with heathens. Part of the cache of metal ...

The ‘80s was an era in music as distinct as any in history. Bands and artists made bold sounds with synthesizers and programmed drums that redefined pop music. Innovation and ingenuity in some cases ...

There’s something about these 80s album covers that just sticks with us. Whether it’s their sex appeal, their boundary-breaking nature, or their trend-setting illustrations, these covers would look ...

Cover songs, at some point, became part of nu-metal culture. To be more specific, these were mostly covers of pop songs. Sure, some did it before Limp Bizkit unleashed their take on George Michael's ...

Do you remember Far Corporation, the '80s supergroup behind a hit dance pop cover of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven"? The '80s were a wild time when new wave and synths became the flavor of the ...

Duran Duran's 1982 album Rio is one of the definitive pieces of '80s pop. The hit record features classic singles like the title track and "Hungry Like the Wolf" and the Rio album cover is instantly ...

Picture this: It's December. You turn on your car radio. The first few synth-pop notes of "Last Christmas" by Wham! start playing. What do you do? Why, you turn the volume up and you sing every single ...

Some artists thrived in the '80s — Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, etc. Others, arguably, did not. Even the most devoted of Bob Dylan fans don't typically point to the '80s as his best decade of ...

Stranger, a Dayton-based cover band known for playing 1980s pop and rock hits around the tri-state area, has spent nearly 30 years opening for many of the same bands it features in its set lists. Set ...