Hair Metal Memories

Aaron and Bryon
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"Hair metal" has become a genre that is often used in a derogative way, and lots of great albums from that period were unfairly lumped in with lesser ones as a result. Your hosts Aaron Alcott and Bryon Dudley aim to reclaim them!

  1. S3E36 - Europe - The Final Countdown

    6H AGO

    S3E36 - Europe - The Final Countdown

    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!

    47 min
  2. S3E35 - Britny Fox

    11/14/2025

    S3E35 - Britny Fox

    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!

    42 min
  3. S3E34 - This Is Spinal Tap

    09/22/2025

    S3E34 - This Is Spinal Tap

    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!

    39 min
  4. S3E33 - Ozzy Tribute

    08/07/2025

    S3E33 - Ozzy Tribute

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

    44 min
  5. S3E32 - Bonham - The Disregard

    07/08/2025

    S3E32 - Bonham - The Disregard

    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!

    57 min
  6. S3E31 - Motley Crue - Self-Titled

    06/06/2025

    S3E31 - Motley Crue - Self-Titled

    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!

    55 min
  7. S3EP30 - Danger Danger

    05/09/2025

    S3EP30 - Danger Danger

    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!

    51 min
  8. S3E29 - Kiss - Animalize

    03/26/2025

    S3E29 - Kiss - Animalize

    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!

    1h 16m
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"Hair metal" has become a genre that is often used in a derogative way, and lots of great albums from that period were unfairly lumped in with lesser ones as a result. Your hosts Aaron Alcott and Bryon Dudley aim to reclaim them!

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  • Creator
    Aaron and Bryon
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    59
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Aaron and Bryon
  • Show Website
    Hair Metal Memories