Goldmine writer and book author Martin Popoff compiles list of the 20 albums that invented “hair metal”

Goldmine writer and book author Martin Popoff compiles list of the 20 albums that invented “hair metal”

Goldmine Magazine writer and rock book author Martin Popoff came up with a list of the 20 albums that he thinks invented “hair metal” back in late October 2019.

Popoff‘s list consists of the following albums:

Led Zeppelin — IV (November 1971)
New York Dolls — New York Dolls (July 1973)
Montrose — Montrose (October 1973)
KISS — Alive! (September 1975)
Aerosmith — Rocks (May 1976)
Van Halen — Van Halen (February 1978)
Def Leppard — High ‘n’ Dry (July 1981)
Dokken — Breaking The Chains (July 1981)
Loverboy — Get Lucky (October 1981)
Mötley Crüe — Too Fast For Love (November 1981)
Scorpions — Blackout (April 1982)
Van Halen — Diver Down (April 1982)
Twisted Sister — Under The Blade (September 1982)
Def Leppard — Pyromania (January 1983)
Quiet Riot — Metal Health (March 1983)
Ratt — Ratt EP (August 1983)
KISS — Lick It Up (September 1983)
Mötley Crüe — Shout At The Devil (September 1983)
Ratt — Out of The Cellar (March 1984)
Dokken — Tooth And Nail (September 1984)

Dokken‘s “Breaking The Chains” video:

Dokken – Breaking The Chains (Official Music Video)

Watch the official music video for “Breaking The Chains” by Dokken.The song appears on the band’s debut album of the same name and was released as a single i…