So for now, let’s take a trip back to the ’80s and revisit some of the great bands who probably should have had a bigger career. Click here to view photo gallery Visit the Loudwire Merch Store .

In the1980s, some classic rock bandsachieved one of the hardest feats in music: releasing perfect albums with no skips. Most ...

Their mix of heavy riffs, flashy stage antics, and catchy melodies, showcased in songs like Jump and Panama, made them one of the biggest bands of the 80s. This revolutionary hip-hop group used ...

These 80s rock bands were pretty hyped up back in the day. Sadly, they didn’t last (or get quite as big) as some fans thought they would. Let’s take a look at a few fallen soldiers from the ...

Before alternative became mainstream, college rock was holding it down for the left of the dial bands. Look back at the best ...

You may notice a trend on this list, and it's that a lot of the albums featured were the bands' only albums. This was the ...

These rock bands prove that the right cover song can be the difference between a career flop and a hit record.

But most bands on the Phoenix punk scene of the early ‘80s had their own thing going on. “None of the bands were really your stereotypical punk-rock bands or New Wave bands,” Beram says.