Headbanger's Rock Show

In this episode, Joe and Chris talk about the band Stryper.  The band had many fans but has just as many critics as they were one of the most polarizing bands of the decade.  Did one have to have a belief in God or Jesus to enjoy Stryper, or did their musicianship and song writing transcend the ardent naysayers?  Joe and Chris count down their top 10 Stryper songs from their four albums the band released in the 80s.  The Yellow and Black Attack, Soldiers Under Command, To Hell With the Devil, and In God We Trust. 

In this episode, Joe and Chris talk about the debut albums of the like-styled bands Faster Pussycat and L. A. Guns.  Both bands were part of the late, sleaze rock surge on the Sunset Strip.  L. A. Guns was born of Tracii Guns leaving the band he helped start, Guns N' Roses, while Faster Pussycat played a large role in the success of the Cathouse in the early days.  Which band had the better debut?  Find out....

In this episode, Joe and Chris bring back their long standing series "Same Name Songs."  In rock, as in all music, there are songs that share the same title. In this series, Headbanger's Rock Show finds 80s and early 90s songs that have the same name and compare the tracks to determine, subjectively, who did the better song with the same name.  Plus, Nikki Sixx writes lyrics, but sometimes he shouldn't make a big deal of it. 

In this episode, Joe and Chris talk about their time seeing Twisted Sister in concert with Sebastian Bach on lead vocals.  Friend of the show, Eddie Ojeda, welcomed them backstage for a bit to chat before the show. Plus, the best hair metal deep cuts according to someone. 

In this episode, Joe and Chris talk about Hair Metal Mega Hits that they aren't fatigued on enough to not listen to.  Eddie Trunk famously does an episode in which callers talk about songs they are simply burned out on.  This is the opposite...Songs that perhaps someone could be burned out on, but the Headbanger's RS crew isn't, yet.  Tireless Hair Metal.  If it comes on Hair Nation, do you skip it?  Find out...

In this episode, Joe and Chris talk about 2 albums from 1983...Billy Idol's Rebel Yell and Journey's Frontiers.  Both bands are just outside the "hair metal" genre, but definitely staples of the 80s rock scene.  Headbanger's Rock Show is going one on one to see which comes out on top. Plus...Vince, is it time to call in a substitute?  

In this episode, Joe and Chris talk about about the split between Van Halen and David Lee Roth and compare their first albums without each other: Eat 'Em and Smile vs 5150.  

In this episode, Joe and Chris review the 1980 album Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath. Two guys that do an 80s metal podcast...have never really listened to this album.  But now they have. Consensus among fans is that it's a great record.  Do they agree?  Find out....

In this episode, Joe and Chris battle out the third album from Winger and Warrant: Pull and Dog Eat Dog.  These albums were the last before the grunge/alt explosion really changed things. The bands hold true to form mostly but with that graduated 90s feel. Which band did it better? Find out in our last of a 3 part series of Winger Vs Warrant. 

In this episode, Joe and Chris continue the Winger vs Warrant question by battling both bands second album. Both records were released in 1990 and both had some big hits.  Do they have a "sophomore slump?"  Or....do they get better with time?  Find out...