Hair Metal Memories

It's our first-ever collaborative episode, with the awesome dudes at the Radical Research podcast! Jeff and Hunter from Radical Research suggested covering TNT's "Tell No Tales," a slightly more obscure hair metal classic, and we could not resist. Thrill at the 4-octave range of singer Tony Harnell! Be amazed at the guitar virtuosity of Norwegian Wiccan Ronnie Le Tekro! And listen as 4 music nerds have a great time nerding about music.

Aaron and Bryon do a deep dive on Ozzy's seminal, multi-platinum selling debut solo album, with forays into some largely unexplored territory! Enjoy tales of Ozzy's party days, how he put together a band to try and rival or possibly exceed Black Sabbath, and all the drama that ensued! All this and more on the latest and greatest episode of HMM!

Aaron and Bryon tackle the stone-cold hair metal classic third album from Swedish megastars Europe, The Final Countdown! Hear the lads massacre Swedish names! Learn about musician swapping with Yngwie Malmsteen! Be astonished at the connections between the title track and David Bowie, insurance, Arrested Development, Hot Rod! All this and more on the latest and greatest episope of your favorite hair metal podcast!

Aaron and Bryon take on a lesser-known hair metal classic, the 1988 self-titled debut from trashy Victorian glam rockers Britny Fox! Learn their fascinating (and somewhat tragic) back story, their connections to Cinderella, and more, in the latest and greatest episode of HMM!

In celebration of the sequel to the greatest (and first!) rockumentary, Aaron and Bryon tackle this essential compilation of the legendary Spinal Tap's beginnings and early years. From their beginnings as a 60s pop band, through their heavy metal phase and beyond, plus a focus on some of Nigel Tufnel's greatest guitar innovations!

Aaron and Bryon take an episode to share thoughts and memories about the great trailblazer Ozzy Osbourne - his life, his legacy, and his legend.

Aaron and Bryon tackle a relatively more obscure hair metal classic, the debut album by Bonham! Learn about Jason Bonham's life in drums, his connection to Dokken, what the title The Disregard Of Timekeeping means, and more! Plus: Special Guest Bleujack explains why he hates fadeouts on songs!

Aaron and Bryon dig into the guts of this overlooked and often wrongly maligned self-titled reinvention record from arena rockers Motley Crue. Be amazed at the band's health regimen, gasp in awe of monstrous riffs, and be amazed at the power of evil record labels, in this latest slab of memories of the hair metal variety!

Aaron and Bryon wade through the dramatic and chaotic history of Danger Danger, the band that put hair metal superstar Ted Poley on the map! Learn the band's connections to Megadeth, Michael Bolton, and Olivia Newton-John, and marvel at the number of fadeouts possible on one record! All this and more on the latest deep dive fondue episode of Hair Metal Memories!

After getting lots of requests for Kiss albums, Aaron and Bryon tackle what might be the most hair metal Kiss album of them all, Animalize! Learn about the impact of Tom Selleck and Michael Bolton on this platinum-selling slab of rock, and we get the return of a special guest!