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Exodus used to cut glam metal shirts with knives during 80s concerts
By Matt Mills published
Gary Holt says his thrash aggressors used to hack hair metal tops to pieces – despite secretly admiring Ratt and Dokken

Death, hurricanes and Slayer cameos: The surprisingly emotional story of glam metal splatter-comedy Hairmetal Shotgun Zombie Massacre
By Joe Daly published
This hyper-low-budget heavy metal comedy – featuring Slayer, Lamb Of God and Morbid Angel – was shelved for years before finally getting released on YouTube

Denim and Leathür: How Mötley Crüe made the album that kick-started glam metal
By Dave Ling published
Out of money, and their music out of fashion, in 1981 Mötley Crüe recorded a debut album that set the glam-metal ball rolling

Why the true story of Glam Metal needs to be told
By Fraser Lewry published
Glam Metal once bestrode the globe like an enormous, hairspray-drenched goliath, but it's almost been written out of history. We meet the man who plans to change that...

Buyer's Guide: The 10 hair metal albums you need in your record collection
By Metal Hammer published
Equal parts hooks, hairspray and how-the hell-did-they-get-away-with-that: introducing hair metal

The 10 worst Motley Crue songs of all time
By Howard Johnson published
Not every song Mötley Crüe recorded was a stone cold classic
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