Headbänger Chrönicles

[image] Double Platinum is probably the greatest collection of Kiss songs from their most popular era. “Strutter ’78,” anyone?

[image] love these Hair Metal Chaos live podcasts @HairMetalGuru does with @StevieTuff from Tuff. Honestly, I think hair metal is having a little resurgence, and these guys deserve a lot of credit for keeping the flame, and the hairspray- alive. 🤘 So I’m blasting Tuff !!!

[image] Freak of Nature – Freak of Nature (1993) After White Lion, Mike Tramp didn’t try to make another Pride or Big Game. He went darker, heavier and much more personal, with that deep, rough vocal style that simply didn’t fit the old White Lion formula. And honestly, it aged great🤘

[image] Bob Kulick was the secret weapon behind so many artists Yet he never got nearly enough credit. He even had his own hair-metal project, Skull, whose No Bones About It is so criminally underrated that it feels like nobody heard it. And it’s fucking great. 🤘

[image] Sweet F.A. (1989). I have a real soft spot for albums like this. Gritty guitars, sleazy hard rock and catchy hooks without turning everything into a power ballad. Maybe not a classic, but it has that late-'80s charm I keep coming back to. #HairMetal #Vinyl

[image] KISS – Smashes, Thrashes & Hits 💋 Basically KISS saying: “Let’s take the hits, mess with a few versions, rerecord some vocals and pretend nobody will notice.” 😂 From Deuce and Strutter to Beth and the 80s hair-metal era, it’s gloriously chaotic and 100% Kiss

[image] I love collector’s treats like this UK vinyl edition of Mötley Crüe’s “Primal Scream”. A beautiful gatefold sleeve AND a huge backpatch! Because apparently owning the record isn’t enough -you need to wear the damn thing too One of their best songs, in one hell of a cool edition.

[image] Britny Fox – Boys in Heat (1989). Sleazy riffs, raspy vocals and peak hair-metal excess. “Hair of the Dog” is a highlight, but the real curiosity is that infamous cover: the band reportedly hated it, and it wasn’t even their original concept. Glam metal, unintentionally hilarious

[image] Stage Dolls’ international debut delivers the goods with “Lorraine” and “Love Cries.” Killer hooks, pure ’80s AOR. Visually, though, they look like Norwegian lads forcibly drafted into hair metal, sporting puffy, hairspray-soaked hair and the discomfort of NewYorkDolls wannabes😂