Heavy metal was everywhere in the 1980s, not that it isn't today, but hair metal ruled the '80s and dominated both rock radio and Top 40. But, in addition to hair metal, the decade also had some great straight-ahead heavy metal that wasn't about the image and more about the music.

Bands such as Metallica, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest broke out in the '80s, and they were far from the hair metal sounds that ruled the decade. These bands simply had a different style, sound and presentation than hair metal, and they built their own followings during this period.

Now, a 1986 metal song has been named one of the greatest bass lines of all time.…