Everyone loves blaming grunge for the death of hair metal.

Maybe that’s the easy answer.

But after digging through bands like Arcade, Pretty Boy Floyd, FireHouse, Alias, Trixter, Giant, L.A. Guns, Dokken, Stephen Pearcy’s solo projects and dozens more...

...a different picture starts to emerge.

Were record labels simply signing anything with teased hair?

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Did the scene become so saturated that fans finally walked away?

Why did bands like Arcade sound fresh while countless others felt like carbon copies?

Chris and Neeley dive into one of the biggest debates in hard rock history—and they don’t always agree.

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