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HEAVY METAL / HARD ROCK HALL OF FAME

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This is our version of the Heavy Metal and Hard Rock Music Hall of Fame of the last century.  This list has not been chosen or influenced by a committee or group of so-called music historians, it is comprised by real fans of Heavy Metal and Rock music from the last century. From the classic rock years and the beginning of the New Wave of British heavy metal, punk rock, hard rock, arena rock, the glam rock of the Sunset Strip and the Seattle sound/early days of grunge rock. We are the true fans of the music we grew up with. We bought the records, we saw these bands in concert and we want to pay tribute to these artists.


We had to come up with our genre of the Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Hall of Fame when Iron Maiden was not inducted into the other Hall of Fame in Cleveland. ABBA and Earth, Wind and Fire is in the Hall, but Iron Maiden isn’t?!?! We had to step in for all fans of Rock-n-Roll and be the true voice of the fans. If there is an artist we forgot, let us know! 

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Robbin Crosby Ratt heavy metal hard rock hall of fame one of the most popular rock bands of the 80s
Slash guitarist Guns N Roses heavy metal hall of fame
John Sykes best rock guitarist of all time 80s rock bands
Ritchie Blackmore guitarist Deep Purple
Jon Lord Deep Purple rock and roll icon bands rock & roll hall of fame
Ian Gillan lead singer deep purple
Glenn Hughes bassist for deep purple
Geddy Lee Rush greatest rock bands of all time 80s rock
Joe Elliot Def Leppard most popular rock bands of the 80's
Geezer Butler bassist Black Sabbath heavy metal band hall of fame
Metallica No Life 'Til Leather demo cassette classic heavy metal big 4
Judas Priest - NWOBHM British Heavy Metal
David Lee Roth - Eat 'Em and Smile 80s rock van halen 80s
Yngwie Malmsteen best guitar players of all time 80s rock hall of fame
Randy Rhoads greatest guitar players 80s
Chuck Billy Testament 80s thrash metal
Vinnie Paul pantera 80s glam metal bands
Don Dokken best rock bands of the 80s
Michael Anthony bass player Van Halen 80s
Guns n Roses Appetite for Destruction best rock albums of the 80s
Frank Beard drummer ZZ Top
Tom Araya slayer big 4 heavy metal bands of the 80s
Nicko McBrain drummer Iron Maiden heavy metal
king diamond mercyful fate 80s heavy metal
Pete Townshend The Who best all time guitarist rock-n-roll hall of fame
US Festival 1983 music festival
Gene Simmons KISS army great rock lead singers
Neil Peart best rock drummer of all time 80s rock Rush rock and roll hall of fame
Mötley Crüe Dr Feelgood
Black Lawless 80’s heavy metal
Masayoshi Yamashita, Minoru Niihara, Munetaka Higuchi, Akira Takasaki loudness Japanese Metal band
Elvis Presley The king of rock and roll hall of fame
Def leppard
Phil Lynott Thin Lizzy most underrated rock bands of the 80s Lead singers 80s rock
Bruce Dickinson Lead Singers of 80s rock bands heavy metal
Ann Wilson female rock stars lead singer for Heart band best female rock stars 80s
Thin Lizzy Renegade most underrated rock bands of the 80s
Ozzy Osbourne best rock singers of all time
Sammy Hagar red rocker Van Halen best rock singers of the 80’s
Jimmy Page Led Zeppelin greatest guitarists of all time rock and roll hall of fame
Lou Gramm Foreigner (band)iconic rock bands of the 80s
Eddie Clarke guitarist 80s rock motorhead
guns n roses best rock bands of the 80s
Joan Jett I love rock n roll top female rock stars of the 80s
Lemmy kilmister motorhead
dee snider house of hair radio show twisted sister 80s rock
Metallica Kill ‘Em All debut album heavy metal hall of fame best heavy metal bands of the 80s
AC/DC back in black best rock albums of the 80s rock n roll hall of fame
Iron Maiden The Number of the Beast Heavy Metal Hall of Fame classic heavy metal
Doro Pesch warlock female rock singers German heavy metal bands
Ringo Starr
The Who rock & roll hall of fame Keith Moon Roger Daltrey Pete Townshend John Entwistle
Led Zeppelin the best rock band of all time Robert Plant Jimmy Page John Bonham John Paul Jones
John Lennon best rock band of all time rock and roll hall of fame The Beatles
Max Cavalera Sepultura 80s thrash metal bands classic heavy metal
ratt glam rock bands of the 80s sunset strip rock band ratt-n-roll
David Lee Roth Van Halen Diamond Dave best rock lead singers of the 80s
Carlos Santana best rock guitarist 80s rock
Neal Schon Journey 80s rock bands
KISS 70s rock band
Axl Rose - gnr most popular rock lead singers of the 80s Axle Rose Guns N Roses
queensryche 80s rock bands
James Hetfield Metallica big 4 heavy metal 80s rock
Bon Scott acdc best rock and roll bands of all time
Jay Jay French twisted sister
Saxon NWOBHM classic heavy metal new wave of british heavy metal
Stevie Nicks 80s rock female rock stars Fleetwood Mac
Bret Michaels poison band glam rock big hair bands of the 80s
Geoff Tate Queensryche 80s hard rock heavy metal bands Queensrÿche
Van Halen David Lee Roth Michael Anthony Edward Van Halen Alex Van Halen 5150 EVH
Tygers of Pan Tang new wave of British Heavy Metal John Sykes
Robert Plant greatest rock singers of all time Led Zeppelin Band of Joy greatest rock bands
Monsters of Rock 1980 Castle Donington, England best online rock radio stations
iron maiden piece of mind best heavy metal bands of the 80s
Motley Crue most popular hair bands of the 80's
triumph hard rock bands of the 80's
acdc who made who rock & roll bands of the 80's
John Bonham drummer Led Zeppelin best rock drummers of all time
loverboy mtv rock bands of the 80s
black sabbath debut album heavy metal bands
white lion hair bands of the 80s
mark mendoza twisted sister
Motley Crue glam rock bands
Sandy West the runaways female rock stars
Live Aid 80s music mtv most popular music of the 80s
Ronnie James Dio best heavy metal singers of all time
the eagles
Texxas Jam Van Halen Dallas Texas Cotton Bowl 1986
Judas Priest Rob Halford 80s heavy metal
Vinnie Vincent Invasion guitarist KISS
The Edge guitarist U2 80s rock music
The Runaways first all female hard rock band Joan Jett Lita Ford Sandy West Cherie Currie Jackie Fox
Black Sabbath born again heavy metal albums Ian Gillan bill ward geezer butler Tony Iommi 80s
Europe band The Final Countdown 80s rock bands
Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet best rock albums of the 80s glam rock bands big hair bands
Woodstock 1969
Motorhead Würzel, Lemmy Kilmister, Phil Campbell, Pete Gill 80s rock bands heavy metal headbangers
Rikki Rockett drummer Poison 80s glam metal bands MTV generation
White Lion big hair rock bands of the 80’s glam metal
Tommy Aldridge drummer best rock bands of the 80s ozzy Osbourne thin lizzy whitesnake ted nugent
Winger big hair rock bands of the 80s glam metal
Jerry Garcia Grateful Dead Filmore 1969
Mark Knopfler MTV generation dire straits
Moscow Music Peace Festival - Bon Jovi, Ozzy Osbourne, Scorpions, Mötley Crüe, Cinderella, Skid Row
Steve Grimmett Grim Reaper new wave of British Heavy Metal
In Memory Sib Hashian Drummer Boston 80s rock
Joey Tempest lead singer Europe big hair rock bands of the 80s
Frankie Banali drummer Quiet Riot rock bands of the 80’s
Ginger Baker drummer Cream classic rock bands
Motorhead Lemmy Kilmister Fast Eddie Clarke phil heavy metal Motörhead
Steve Smith drummer Journey best rock bands of the 80s
Jeff LaBar Cinderella glam rock bands of the 80’s rock and roll hall of fame
Richie Sambora - Bon Jovi best rock bands of the 80s hair bands of the 80s
Eric Carr drummer for KISS

(NWBHM) = New Wave of British Heavy Metal era 1979 – 1981.


Accept 

Est. 1976 Solingen, West Germany


AC/DC 

Est. 1974 Sydney, Australia


Aerosmith 

Est. 1970 Boston, MA USA


Alice Cooper 

Est. 1964 Phoenix, AZ USA


Alice in Chains 

Est. Seattle, WA USA


Angel Witch (NWBHM) 

Est. 1976 London, England


The Animals 

Est. 1962 Newcastle, England


Anthrax 

Est. 1981 New York City, USA


Bad Brains 

Est. Washington, D.C. USA


Bad Company 

Est. 1973 Albury, England


The Beatles 

Est. 1960 Liverpool, England


Black Flag 

Est. 1976 Hermosa Beach, CA USA


Black Sabbath 

Est. 1968 Birmingham, England


Blitzkrieg (NWBHM) 

Est. 1980 Leicester, England


Blue Öyster Cult 

Est. 1967 Stony Brook, NY USA


Bon Jovi 

Est. 1983 Sayreville, NJ USA


Boston 

Est. 1975 Boston, MA USA


Celtic Frost 

Est. 1984 Zürich, Switzerland


Cinderella 

Est. 1982 Philadelphia, PA USA


Cream 

Est. 1966 London, England


David Lee Roth 

From Bloomington, IN USA


Deep Purple 

Est. 1968 Hertford, England


Deftones 

Est. 1988 Sacramento, CA USA


Def Leppard (NWBHM)

Est. 1977 Sheffield, England


Diamond Head (NWBHM)

Est. 1976 Stourbridge, England


Dokken

Est. 1979 Los Angeles, CA USA


The Doors 

Est. 1965 Venice Beach, CA USA


Eric Burdon 

From Newcastle, England


Everclear 

Est. 1991 Portland, OR USA


Free

Est. 1968 London, England


Girlschool(NWBHM)

Est. 1978 London, England


Glenn Danzig

From Lodi, NJ USA


Grim Reaper (NWBHM)

Est. 1979 Droitwich Spa, England


Guns N’Roses

Est. 1985 Los Angeles, CA USA


Helloween

Est. 1984 Hamburg, Germany


Iron Butterfly

Est. 1966 San Diego, CA USA


Iron Maiden (NWBHM)

Est. 1975 London, England


Jane’s Addiction

Est. 1985 Los Angeles, CA USA


Janis Joplin 

From Port Arthur, TX USA


Jimi Hendrix 

From Seattle, WA USA


Joan Jett 

From Wynnewood, PA USA


Judas Priest 

Est. 1969 Birmingham, England


KISS 

Est. 1973 New York City, USA


Korn 

Est. 1993 Bakersfield, CA USA


Kreator

Est. 1982 Essen, Germany


Led Zeppelin

Est. 1968 London, England


Lita Ford

From London, England


LOUDNESS

Est. 1981 Osaka, Japan


Lynyrd Skynyrd 

Est. 1969 Jacksonville, FL USA


Manowar 

Est. 1980 Auburn, NY USA


Marilyn Manson 

From Canton, OH USA


Megadeth 

Est. 1983 Los Angeles, CA USA


Melvins 

Est. 1983 Montesano, WA USA


Mercyful Fate 

Est. 1981 Copenhagen, Denmark


Metal Church 

Est. 1980 San Francisco, CA USA


Metallica 

Est. 1981 Los Angeles, CA USA


Misfits 

Est. 1977 Lodi, NJ USA


Mother Love Bone 

Est. 1988 Seattle, WA USA


Mötley Crüe 

Est. 1981 Los Angeles, CA USA


Motörhead (NWBHM) 

Est. 1975 London, England


Mountain 

Est. 1969 Long Island, NY USA


Mudhoney 

Est. 1988 Seattle, WA USA


Nazareth 

Est. 1968 Dunfermline, Scotland

 

Nine Inch Nails 

Est. 1988 Cleveland, OH USA


Nirvana 

Est. 1987 Aberdeen, WA USA


Overkill

Est. 1980 Old Bridge, NJ USA


Ozzy Osbourne

From Birmingham, England


Pantera

Est. 1981 Arlington, TX USA


Pearl Jam

Est. 1990 Seattle, WA USA


Pink Floyd 

Est. 1965 London, England


Poison 

Est. 1983 Mechanicsburg, PA USA


Praying Mantis(NWBHM) 

Est. 1974 London, England


Queensrÿche 

Est. 1980 Seattle, WA USA


Quiet Riot 

Est. 1973 Los Angeles, CA USA


Rage Against the Machine 

Est. 1991 Los Angeles, CA USA


Rainbow

Est. 1975 Hertford, England


Ratt

Est. 1976 San Diego, CA USA


Raven (NWBHM)

Est. 1974 Newcastle, England


Rob Zombie 

From Haverhill, MA USA


Rock Goddess 

Est. 1977 London, England


The Rolling Stones

Est. 1962 London, England


Ronnie James Dio

From Portsmouth, NH USA


The Runaways

Est. 1975 Los Angeles, CA USA


Rush 

Est. 1968 Toronto, Canada


Sammy Hagar 

From Salinas, CA USA


Saxon (NWBHM) 

Est. 1977 Barnsley, England


Scorpions 

Est. 1965 Hanover, Germany


Screaming Trees 

Est. 1985 Ellensburg, WA USA


Sepultura 

Est. 1984 Belo Horizonte, Brazil


Sex Pistols 

Est. 1975 London, England


Skid Row 

Est. 1986 Toms River, NJ USA


Slayer 

Est. 1981 Huntington Park, CA USA


Slipknot 

Est. 1995 Des Moines, IA USA


The Smashing Pumpkins

Est. 1988 Chicago, IL USA


Soundgarden

Est. 1984 Seattle, WA USA


Steppenwolf 

Est. 1967 Los Angeles, CA USA


Stone Temple Pilots 

Est. 1989 San Diego, CA USA


Tank (NWBHM) 

Est. 1980 London, England


Testament 

Est. 1983 Berkeley, CA USA


Thin Lizzy 

Est. 1969 Dublin, Ireland


Tokyo Blade (NWBHM)

Est. 1982 Salisbury, England


Twisted Sister

Est. 1972 Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ USA


Tygers of Pan Tang (NWBHM)

Est. 1978 Whitley Bay, England


UFO

Est. 1968 London, England


Uriah Heep

Est. 1969 London, England


Van Halen 

Est. 1974 Pasadena, CA USA


Vanilla Fudge 

Est. 1967 Long Island, NY USA


Venom (NWBHM) 

Est. 1978 Newcastle, England


W.A.S.P. 

Est. 1982 Los Angeles, CA USA


Warlock 

Est. 1982 Dusseldorf, Germany


Wendy O Williams 

From Webster, NY USA


Whitesnake 

Est. 1978 Middlesbrough, England


The Who 

Est. 1964 London, England


Y & T 

Est. 1972 Oakland, CA USA


The Yardbirds 

Est. 1963 London, England


ZZ Top 

Est. 1969 Houston, TX USA

Top 10 Rock Songs of the 80’s

The best 80’s rock bands that brought the MTV music generation the songs from the 80s.  Classic rock, hard rock and heavy metal 

  

1. Tom Sawyer – Rush

2. For Those About to Rock – AC/DC

3. Crazy Train – Ozzy Osbourne

4. Mean Street – Van Halen

5. Electric Eye – Judas Priest

6. Shout at the Devil – Mötley Crüe

7. Metal Health (Bang Your Head) – Quiet Riot

8. Photograph – Def Leppard

9. The Trooper – Iron Maiden

10. Cult of Personality – Living Colour

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