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Formed in 1985 in Phoenix, Arizona they first got signed in 1990 by Atlantic Records and released their debut album What Comes Around Goes Around in May 1991, which included the band’s successful power ballad “I Hate Kissing You Goodbye” co-written with Todd Meagher. The video reached #3 on Dial MTV behind Guns N’ Roses […]

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Formed around 1985 in Sweden under the name Kingpin the band changed their name to Shotgun Messiah and relocated to Hollywood, California. Shout It Out is from their first album that was released in 1989 on Relativity Records. The style of this album was typical Hair Metal fully tuned with the early 1980s American bands. […]

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Tyketto formed in New York City around 1987 and got their name from a graffitti in Brookly. The End Of The Summer Days is from their second album Strength in Numbers part of which was written during their tours with Bon Jovi. Strength in Numbers was rejected by their label Geffen but got released in […]

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An iconic power ballad from Hair Metal’s best era! From Cinderella’s second album Long Cold Winter that released in August 1988. Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone) was their most successful single, peaking at #12 on US Billboard Hot 100 in November 1988. The music video for this song was filmed at Mono […]

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“I Remember You” is the third and final single from Skid Row’s 1989 eponymous debut album. The power ballad was released in November 1989 and written by bandmates Rachel Bolan and Dave “the Snake” Sabo. It reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #23 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks in early 1990. The song […]

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Steelheart released their self-titled debut album in 1990. It sold 33,000 albums on its first day in Japan alone, and quickly hit platinum status. The ballad “She’s Gone” which showcased Matijevic’s wide vocal range hit #1 on the International Charts, staying there for 17 weeks.The ballad maintains its popularity in East Asian region until today. […]

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Kix with a great song & video from the 80’s “Midnite Dynamite”. One of the greatest and best bands of the 80’s (and underrated) IMO who gave us some really awesome songs and videos – Definitely a band to check out for great 80’s music! Midnite Dynamite Midnite Dynamite (Live at Sirius/XM) [Explicit] Kix Poster […]

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Following their highly successful 2015 debut “Princess Of Pain”, German band Snakebite released in 2018 their second album under the title “Rise Of The Snake”. ‘Beyond the Rust’ is a powerfull ballad very much in the vein of 1980s Hair Metal ballads, yet has a crystal clear production and sounds really fresh! Princess of Pain […]

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