In Episode 328 of History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff, Martin explores “the last hair metal album”—digging into the moment before grunge overtook the charts to pinpoint which glossy, glam-fueled record marked the true end of hair metal’s unironically flashy golden era.


  1. Guns N’ Roses – “Think About You”

  2. Trixter – “Heart of Steel”

  3. Slaughter – “Spend My Life”

  4. Extreme – “Get the Funk Out”

  5. Jackyl – “Brain Drain”

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