Jon Wiederhorn

Mötley Crüe were unapologetically obsessed with crafting the kind of sticky, sleazy hard rock that defined MTV hair metal.

Not at all the Pantera that came to be in the '90s.

On March 3, 1986, Metallica unleashed their third studio album, 'Master of Puppets.'

On Dec. 28, 2015, Motorhead mainman and rock 'n' roll legend Lemmy Kilmister passed away.

KISS released 'Rock and Roll Over' on Nov. 11, 1976. Revisit one of the band's hallmark albums and the story behind it.

It came out Nov. 8, 1980.

On Nov. 1, 2011, Lou Reed and Metallica released their perplexing collaboration, 'Lulu.'

Megadeth released 'Youthanasia' on Nov. 1, 1994.

On Oct. 24, 1995, Ozzy Osbourne decided to end his retirement by releasing the 'Ozzmosis' album.

On Sept. 27, 1986, Metallica's Cliff Burton was killed in a bus crash.