And ’80s bands didn’t stop making killer songs in 1990. Below are 20 excellent cuts released by ’80s-associated bands during peak grunge, 1991 through 1995.

By the dawn of a new decade, grunge was ready to erupt. In August 1990, Alice in Chains released their debut album, Facelift.Its second single, “Man in the Box,” would become a radio hit, the ...

Translation: Grunge is more than just wearing all-black, oversized pieces. ... Like other popular trends, this one dates back as early as the ’80s and has been a core aesthetic ever since.

Another thing: The ‘80s bands get typecast as pretty boys, but look at those “Nevermind”-era photos of Nirvana - they’re three cute young guys. Pearl Jam, cute guys. Soundgarden, cute.

10 Mudhoney. Mudhoney are one of grunge's most consistently solid and enduring bands. The group had its roots in the '80s act Green River, a band that many point to as one of the pioneers of the ...

View full sizemedia boomtownMembers of Red Weasel perform in Baltimore last year during a one-time reunion concert to mark the 20th anniversary of the release of the band's demo album, "Rawlsdeeep ...

Guitar World presents a grunge guitar guide to the ‘90s, the decade when Seattle became the epicenter of the musical universe, and resurrected the electric guitar with a raw, dirty sound that ...

While many consider grunge to have sounded the death knell for ‘80s hair metal, there were several other scenes coming to the forefront just before grunge exploded that also saw their potential ...