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Their '80s moments in the spotlight were fleeting, but should these acts have deserved better?

The decade had plenty of movers and shakers outside the glammed-up Sunset Strip scene.

The '80s and '90s are filled with rock bands that enjoyed brief moments of success, but should their careers have been bigger? Some bands deserved better.

There's no sophomore slump here! In fact, the second album by these rock bands is indeed their very best.

These '80s bands had promising starts with critical or chart success, but their careers never quite lived up to all the initial hype.

Still going strong after so many years.

Solving the mysteries behind the monikers.

Stellar lineups at the start of the millennium.

Three decades of excellence!

Blow out the candles! September is full of rock star birthdays.

We love Joe Satriani and Tony Iommi too, but let's hear it for some other guitarists for once.

See a new trailer for the Ronnie James Dio hologram and world tour, get details on The Plot in You's next album, a new Joe Perry disc and more in Wire-to-Wire.