Established bands made a comeback in the mid-1980s and it reached a commercial peak in the 1980s, with glam metal bands like Bon Jovi and Def Leppard and the rawer sounds of Guns N' Roses, which followed up with great success in the later part of that decade.
Etablerade band gjorde en comeback under mitten av 1980-talet och det nådde en kommersiell topp under detta decennium, med glam metal-band som Bon Jovi och Def Leppard samt med det råare soundet hos Guns N' Roses, följt av stora framgångar under decenniets senare del.