Topix — The 8 Ball 8.22.11: Top Hair Metal Bands Posted by Chris Hammill on 08.22.2011 From Bon Jovi and Warrant to Motley Crue, Quiet Riot, Twisted Sister and more, 411's Chris Hammill ranks the greatest bands from the 80's Hair Metal era! Check out the ful... more info

ContactMusic — Former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar and Def Leppard's Phil Collen will head up this year's (11) Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp in Los Angeles. Wannabe rock stars will get specific tuition from the stars, who will be joined by Aerosmith producer Mark... more info

Popdose — Queen, Queensryche and Quiet Riot. There you have it. Bottom Feeders #40 in a nutshell. more info

Metalsucks — Kevin Dubrow is dead, and I think that most of us assumed he would take Quiet Riot (the seventh most-often-miscategorized-as-a-hair-metal-band of all time) with him to the grave. Those of us who did make that assumption, however, forgot that desperat... more info

Pop Bytes — † FROM DJ PAUL V. This week's mashup is so hot off the presses, I burned my fingers opening my email this morning! LA's own DJ Axel zipped this off to me as soon as he finished it, and I sure love it. And before ya go hatin' on me 'cuz ... more info

Metalsucks — Anso can have Steel Panther, Vince can have Ratt, and you, Reader, can have Quiet Riot (even though Frankie Banali played in W.A.S.P. for quite a while, Quiet Right still sucks in this guy’s book). Pretty much everyone in Mötley Crüe has proven t... more info

Guardian Music — Metal legend honoured at service in Los Angeles, featuring performances from Deep Purple and Queensryche membersMore than 1,500 fans banged their heads for Ronnie James Dio on Sunday, honouring the metal legend who died on 16 May. Deep Purple's Glenn... more info

411 Mania — The year was 1977 and metal was introduced the heaviest band yet. We look at the beginnings of Motand#246;rhead, their first album, plus we have more classic albums from AC/DC, Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy, Rush, and the debut album from Quiet Riot! more info