Heavy metal isn't the most romantic of genres. There's a lot of brutality, violence, death and destruction in the music. However, on this
Valentine's Day, we feature the softer side of metal, namely hair bands. And nearly every
hair metal band in the '80s and early '90s had at least one
power ballad when fans at concerts would fire up their lighters (that was before
cell phones, kids). So break out the acid-washed jeans and the hairspray and enjoy a guilty Valentine's Day pleasure of some of the best hair metal ballads
