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EPISODE · May 9, 2026 · 11 MIN

Did Grunge Kill Hair Metal… or Was It Already Fading?

from Big Hair, Bigger Riffs · host Rex Voltage

Rex Voltage pulls apart one of rock’s favorite cold-case arguments: did grunge actually kill hair metal, or was the scene already wobbling under its own weight? This episode dives into the late-80s excess, the early-90s shift in taste, and the bigger truth behind a genre that went from untouchable to unfashionable fast.

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