Slade
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Tygers Of Pan Tang
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Hey That’s What I Call Sludge!
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Hey That•s What I Call Sludge!
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Virgin Steele
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Love Metal
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Quiet Riot
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Warrant
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All Isaac Airbourne wanted to do was to take his girlfriend out to see his favorite hair metal band from the ninth grade, but fate had other plans for him. Guess “Heaven” actually is too far away…
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