In Episode 336 of History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff, Martin ponders the bands who managed—through timing, luck, pivots, or pure momentum—to sneak in a successful album just before grunge exploded and reshaped the entire rock and metal landscape.

1. Alice Cooper – “Little by Little”
2. Pantera – “Domination”
3. Judas Priest – “Hell Patrol”
4. Metallica – “Holier Than Though”
5. AC/DC – “Let’s Make It”

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