The Hair Metal Podcast cover bands that reached several levels of popularity and notoriety during the mid to late 1980's "Hair Metal" explosion. We take an in-depth look into the bands that defined the style and sound of Hair Metal, and many other bands that may or may not be categorized as Hair metal, but did reach some popularity during the Hair Metal rush of the 1980's. 
 

Bang Tango was one of those bands that were on the edge of approaching super stardom during the Hair Metal scene in the late 80's. Bang Tango was formed in 1988 in Los Angeles by guitarist Mark Knight and bassist Kyle Kyle in 1988. Knight recruited a second guitarist Kyle Stevens. Soon after vocalist Joe Leste joined the band as its front man which led to Leste's childhood friend, Tigg Ketler, completing the 5 piece line up as Bang Tango's drummer. 

After the original members disbanded in the mid 1990's to pursue other musical ventures, die hard Bang Tango fans always wondered if we would see the original lineup reunite. About 25 years later and to the delight of these fans, original guitarist and founding member Mark Knight went to social media to announce a reunion show with all original Bang Tango members. They would play their first show all together at the famous Whiskey A Go Go in West Hollywood on January 25th, 2020.

Your Hair Metal podcast host Kevin attended this show, and Bang Tango did NOT disappoint! They rocked! Kevin is honored to have Mark Knight back on this special episode of the Hair Metal podcast to discuss how the reunion came about. Here are some of the topics they discussed.

- How did the Bang Tango reunion come together.

- The choice to have the reunion show at The Whiskey.

- Leading up to the show how was the band feeling.

- How was the show itself, and Mark's thoughts on the show looking back on it. 

- How the set was chosen. And What other songs almost made the cut.

- What are some of Mark's favorite Bang Tango songs to perform.

- The fan reaction, what has Mark and the rest of the band heard.

- Mark talks about the, gear, amp and guitars he used.

- What's next for Bang Tango.

- What's next for Mark Knight and the Unsung Hero's.

- How Johnny & Heather's influence finally made Kevin see Iron Maiden for the first time!
- Johnny & Heather shared a special anniversary on their recent Iron Maiden concert in Bristow VA, July 2019.
- Kevin, Johnny & Heather discuss the opening band's performance of The Raven Age & Fozy!
- Kevin, Johnny & Heather's share their overall reaction to their Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast Tour.

Welcome to the Fandom Podcast Network's special presentation of... THE HAIR METAL PODCAST! 

The Hair Metal Podcast cover bands that reached several levels of popularity and notoriety during the mid to late 1980's "Hair Metal" explosion. We take an in-depth look into the bands that defined the style and sound of Hair Metal, and many other bands that may or may not be categorized as Hair metal, but did reach some popularity during the Hair Metal rush of the 1980's. 

Kevin Reitzel is your host for The Hair Metal Podcast. Kevin's special returning guest for this Hair Metal Podcast episode is... Johnny K.!

In this episode of the Hair Metal Podcast, Kevin & Johnny give you a special "Lesson In Hair Metal History". Our normal episode segment of a Lesson in Hair Metal History usually covers a history making, famous, memorable or sometimes infamous Hair Metal music event or moment. In this episode we don't disappoint, as we give you a full episode dose of a Lesson in Hair Band History as we discuss... the 1989 MOSCOW MUSIC PEACE FESTIVAL! 

The Moscow Music Peace Festival was a series of performances by famous Hair Metal era rock bands, who performed in the Soviet Union, in the city of Moscow at Lenin Stadium on August 12-13, 1989, as a promotion of peace and a way to establish international cooperation between the USSR and the West.  This was the first time that an audience was allowed to stand and dance at a concert in the Soviet Union. Before this, all concert attendees had to remain seated. The concert was put together by music producer and band manager Doc McGhee and his Make a Difference Foundation.

The bands & artists that performed at this momentous event were:
- Skid Row
- Gorky Park
- Cinderella
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Mötley Crüe
- Scorpions
- Bon Jovi

Kevin & Johnny discuss many topics about the Moscow Music Peace Festival:
- Our first hand experiences watching it for the first time
- Each bands performance and set list
- Behind the scenes drama with band manager Doc McGhee, and the ego issues between several of the bands.
- The differences between the original pay per view special and the limited DVD release and YouTube versions.

The Hair Metal Podcast cover bands that reached several levels of popularity and notoriety during the mid to late 1980's "Hair Metal" explosion. We take an in-depth look into the bands that defined the style and sound of Hair Metal, and many other bands that may or may not be categorized as Hair metal, but did reach some popularity during the Hair Metal rush of the 1980's. 
 

Bang Tango was one of those bands that were on the edge of approaching super stardom during the Hair Metal scene in the late 80's. Bang Tango was formed in 1988 in Los Angeles by guitarist Mark Knight and bassist Kyle Kyle in 1988. Knight recruited a second guitarist Kyle Stevens. Soon after vocalist Joe Leste joined the band as its front man which led to Leste's childhood friend, Tigg Ketler, completing the 5 piece line up as Bang Tango's drummer. 

Bang Tango's initial release, a live EP titled Live Injection came out in early 1989 leading up to the release of their Howard Benson produced full-length debut Psycho Café which topped off at number 58 on the Billboard top 200 chart. The music video for the single Someone Like You was a popular staple on early 90's MTV programming such as Dial MTV and Headbanger's Ball. A video was also made for the single Breaking Up a Heart of Stone. The band would tour extensively during this period with the likes of Cheap Trick, LA Guns, Ratt, and Bulletboys. Bang Tango's next album releases was Dancing on Coals in 1991, then followed up by Love After Death in 1993, which never was released by MCA because the band was dropped by the label. 

Mark Knight is now the singer, songwriter and guitarist with his current band, Mark Knight & The Unsung Heroes! For more information, check them out here:
https://www.markknightandtheunsungheroes.com/

Kevin is honored to have Mark Knight on this special podcast to discuss his music career both past and present! Here are many topics that Mark will discuss with Kevin:

- Mark's early musical influences, his background in music, and playing the guitar.
- What bands did Mark play with prior to Bang Tango.
- Mark talks about how he formed band Bang Tango with former member Kyle Kyle. 
- Mark looks back on early days of Bang Tango, and then finally getting a record deal and recording Bang Tango's first studio album Psycho Café
- Mark's experience touring with Bang Tango in support of the album Psycho Café, and what was it like living through the very popular metal scene in the late 80's and early 90's.
- Mark's musical direction in the late 90's after Bang Tango and through the 2000's.
- Mark Knight then discusses his current project: Mark Knight and the Unsung Heroes. 
- Plus many other fun and surprising topics!

The Hair Metal Podcast cover bands that reached several levels of popularity and notoriety during the mid to late 1980's "Hair Metal" explosion. We take an in-depth look into the bands that defined the style and sound of Hair Metal, and many other bands that may or may not be categorized as Hair metal, but did reach some popularity during the Hair Metal rush of the 1980's. 
 

Kevin Reitzel is your Hair Metal Podcast Host.  Kevin has two special guests for this Hair Metal Podcast episode, please welcome...Johnny K. & Erin Gill!

The Dirt is a 2019 American biographical musical comedy-drama film directed by Jeff Tremaine from a screenplay by Rich Wilkes, about glam metal band Mötley Crüe. The film stars Douglas Booth, Colson Baker, Daniel Webber and Iwan Rheon. Talks of a Mötley Crüe biopic began as early as 2006, when Paramount Pictures and MTV Films purchased the rights to the book The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band by Neil Strauss. However the project then languished in development hell for over a decade, going through numerous directors and cast members before Netflix purchased the rights in March 2017. Filming began around New Orleans in February 2018. The Dirt was released digitally on Netflix on March 22, 2019. 

Kevin, Johnny and Erin discuss many topics about Motley Crue's THE DIRT movie on Netflix: 
- First Impressions
- The Director & Cast.
- Trivia on the movie and behind the scenes.
- Our personal experiences on meeting and seeing Motley Crue.
- Make up and costumes.
- The Music & Soundtrack.
- Did they do the book The Dirt justice?
- 10 Things & People that the movie The Dirt Left out.
- Our Favorite scenes, moments and lines.
- How Does The Dirt compare to other Band Movie Biopics?

The Hair Metal Podcast cover bands that reached several levels of popularity and notoriety during the mid to late 1980's "Hair Metal" explosion. We take an in-depth look into the bands that defined the style and sound of Hair Metal, and many other bands that may or may not be categorized as Hair metal, but did reach some popularity during the Hair Metal rush of the 1980's. 
 

Bang Tango was one of those bands that were on the edge of approaching super stardom during the Hair Metal scene in the late 80's. Bang Tango was formed in 1988 in Los Angeles by guitarist Mark Knight and bassist Kyle Kyle in 1988. Knight recruited a second guitarist Kyle Stevens. Soon after vocalist Joe Leste' joined the band as its front man which led to Leste's childhood friend, Tigg Ketler, completing the 5 piece line up as Bang Tango's drummer. 

Bang Tango's initial release, a live EP titled Live Injection came out in early 1989 leading up to the release of their Howard Benson produced full-length debut Psycho Café which topped off at number 58 on the Billboard top 200 chart. The music video for the single Someone Like You was a popular staple on early 90's MTV programming such as Dial MTV and Headbanger's Ball. A video was also made for the single Breaking Up a Heart of Stone. The band would tour extensively during this period with the likes of Cheap Trick, LA Guns, Ratt, and Bulletboys. Bang Tango's next album releases was Dancing on Coals in 1991, then followed up by Love After Death in 1993, which never was released by MCA because the band was dropped by the label. 

In June 2011, the band had met Drew Fortier, for whom they offered to shoot a studio documentary while they recorded their then new record Pistol Whipped in the Bible Belt. This project would then become expanded upon once Fortier had been put in contact with previous members of the band as well as its founding members. Over the course of 4 years Fortier would turn the project into a feature length documentary titled "Attack of Life: The Bang Tango Movie". The film features interviews with all original members of the band as well as most of the players who have performed in the band since its inception.

Reviews of the film were positive. The general consensus is that despite its low budget, the film still manages to get its point across in an unbiased, artistic, and engaging manner while being able to appeal to not only fans of the band or genre, but to anyone not familiar with Bang Tango. 

You can find Drew Fortier's movie "Attack of Life: The Bang Tango Movie" on YouTube here:

You can find Drew's Book "Dark, Depressing, and Hilarious: My Bittersweet Journey In and Out of the Music Business" here on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1718106394/ref=cm_sw_r_em_api_i_c_c.NGCbJBHPFTN

Kevin is honored to have and his guest Drew on this special podcast to discuss Kevin's favorite band of all time, and Drew's movie "ATTACK OF LIFE: THE BANG TANGO MOVIE" Kevin and Drew discuss many topics in this episode:

- Drew's musical influences.
- What bands Drew played with.
- How did Drew end up playing with Bang Tango.
- What inspired Drew to do a documentary about Bang Tango. 
- Drew's experience interviewing the original members and the guests and fellow musicians speaking on the behalf of Bang Tango.
- What was the most challenging and rewarding parts of making the Attack of Life: The Bang Tango Movie. 
- Drew talks about the Bang Tango super fan that ended up singing the whole set for the band one night.
- What are Drew's favorite Bang Tango songs to listen too and play live.

The Hair Metal Podcast cover bands that reached several levels of popularity and notoriety during the mid to late 1980's "Hair Metal" explosion. We take an in-depth look into the bands that defined the style and sound of Hair Metal, and many other bands that may or may not be categorized as Hair metal, but did reach some popularity during the Hair Metal rush of the 1980's. 

In this episode, we discuss SKID ROW and GUNS N' ROSES!

Kevin and his guests Murf and Anna discuss many fun topics in this episode:

- A Lesson In Hair Band History: The Guns N Roses / Skid Row Tour 1991-1993. 
On the eve of Guns N' Roses ambitious double album release of Use Your Illusion 1 & 2, in early 1991,  Guns N' Roses set off on a massive world tour to help promote these albums. oOn the success of their debut album and their new album Slave To The Grind, Skid Row joined Guns N' Roses for many of these dates, including several sold out Los Angeles area concerts that host Kevin went to. Included in one of these shows was GNR's longest set, which reached about 3 1/2 hours!

- Skid Row! Kevin, Murf and Anna discuss Skid Row and the impact they had immediately on the rock and roll Hair Metal scene, including their flamboyant good looking lead singer Sebastian Bach. Anna also makes an interesting comparison of Skid Row and the 90's "Boy Bands".

In this episode, we discuss the BEST HAIR METAL POWER BALLADS!

In this special episode, Kevin and Erin discuss their love for Hair Metal Power Ballads, and the bands that performed them. The topics covered in this episode are:

- Kevin and Erin discuss the article "20 Best Hair Metal Ballads of the '80s and '90s ' by Chad Bowar.
https://www.thoughtco.com/best-hair-metal-ballads-1752387

- Kevin and Erin pick their top 5 BEST HAIR METAL POWER BALLADS and some honorable mentions.

- A Lesson In Hair Band History: The Sebastian Bach and Skid Row feud! Kevin and Erin give their opinion on the famous feud between Sebastian Bach and Skid Row that is keeping this group from reuniting from a possible sold out tour! Somebody seems to hate money!

- Kevin & Erin's Sebastian Bach Concert Review Experience! Kevin and Erin recently saw Sebastian Back at the 37 Main Concert venue in Buford GA, October of 2018. Did Sebastian Bach deliver vocally and what songs did he preform? 

The Hair Metal Podcast cover bands that reached several levels of popularity and notoriety during the mid to late 1980's "Hair Metal" explosion. We take an in-depth look into the bands that defined the style and sound of Hair Metal, and many other bands that may or may not be categorized as Hair metal, but did reach some popularity during the Hair Metal rush of the 1980's. 

In this episode we discuss the BEST UNDERATED HAIR BAND ERA GUITAR PLAYERS.

In this episode of the Hair Metal Podcast:

- We pick the BEST UNDERATED HAIR BAND ERA GUITAR PLAYERS! 
Kevin puts Johnny to the excruciating task of asking Johnny to narrow down his Best Underrated Hair Band Era Guitar Players from fifty ish, to five, with some honorable mentions. Kevin also struggled to narrow his own list down. But they came up with a great list of very talented guitar virtuosos and underrated legends. Here is a tease of a few underrated guitar players that will be highlighted on this episode:

Jake E. Lee (Ozzy / Badlands)
Chris Holmes (W.A.S.P.)
Billy Duffy (The Cult)
Dave "The Snake" Sabo(Skid Row)... and many more!

- Hair Band News! 
We give Hair Metal Music Group a Shout Out! This awesome Hair Metal Facebook group is promoting a new book by author Hall Laurel called "Soundtrack of Our Youth: History of Hair Metal Music" It released on September 21, 2018. It can be found on Amazon for $14.99 here:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1723741914/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?…

Hair Metal Music Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/hairmetalmusic/

Hair Metal Music Twitter: @hairmetalmusic

- A Lesson In Hair Band History: 
The Axl Rose & Vince Neil Feud!
Kevin and Johnny discuss the circus that became the still unresolved Axl Rose & Vince Neil Feud. the origin of this feud began at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards. They also discuss the rock stars and other celebrities that chimed on who they think would had won if Vince and Axl did come to blows. Sammy Hagar volunteered to referee the fight! Kevin and Johnny give their opinion on who would have won!  

The Hair Metal Podcast will cover bands that reached several levels of popularity and notoriety during the mid to late 1980's "HAIR METAL" explosion. We take an in-depth look into the bands that defined the style and sound of Hair Metal, and the many bands that may or may not be categorized as Hair metal, but did reach some popularity during the Hair Metal rush of the 1980's. 

In this episode we discuss L.A. GUNS and WARRANT!

In this episode of the Hair Metal Podcast:

-  J.C. Reifenberg's discusses the origin and details of his Scum & Villainy Geek Themed bar. J.C. also talks about his friendship and collaborations with director Kevin Smith, and Kevin' interest in Scum & Villainy!
Scum And Villainy Cantina Bar Links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scumandvillainycantina
Web: https://scumandvillainycantina.com/

- J.C. Reifenberg also recounts his Hair Metal Love Connection at a Ratt concert where he met his fiancée.

- A Lesson In Hair Band History: 
"When Metal Ruled The World!" 80's LA Sunset Strip Story. 
Kevin and J.C. discuss this fantastic short documentary that originally aired on VH1. This video brilliantly sums up the 80's excess and history of the Hair Metal era. 

- Next up, we discuss the two highlighted bands for this episode! 

01: Opening Band: L.A. GUNS

02: Headliner Band: WARRANT

The Hair Metal Podcast will cover bands that reached several levels of popularity and notoriety during the mid to late 1980's "Hair Metal" explosion, and through its eventual decline in the early 90's. The Hair Metal Podcast will cover many bands that defined the look and sound of Hair Metal, and many bands that may or may not be categorized as Hair metal, but did reach some popularity during the Hair Metal rush of the 1980's. 

In this episode of the Hair Metal Podcast, we're going to discuss:

- A Lesson In Hair Band History: Poison's INFAMOUS and disastrous live performance at 1991 MTV Video Music Awards, with a heavily drugged out C.C. Devile.

Next up, we discuss the three highlighted bands for this episode! 

- Opening Band #1: CINDERELLA

- Opening Band #2: TESLA (with an interesting discussion of what is a "Hair Band".

- Headliner Band #3: POISON

- Speed Round of Murf's other favorite Hair Metal era bands

The Hair Metal Podcast will cover bands that reached several levels of popularity and notoriety during the mid to late 1980's and early 90's "Hair Metal" explosion, and through its eventual decline in the early 90's. The Hair Metal Podcast will cover many bands that defined the look and sound of Hair Metal and many bands that may or may not be categorized as Hair metal, but did reach some popularity during the Hair Metal rush of the 80's. 

In this episode of the Hair Metal Podcast, for our first segment, we're going to discuss:

- The 2001 VH1 Top 40 Hair Bands of All Time TV Special hosted by Dee Synder of Twisted Sister.

Next up, we discuss the three highlighted bands for this episode! 

- Opening Band #1: JACKYL

- Opening Band #2: WHITE LION

- Headliner Band #3: MOTLEY CRUE