No hairspray, just riffs: the 80s underground metal scene

Ask someone who wasn’t really into heavy metal in the 1980s what’s the first thing they think of when they think of 80s metal and they’ll usually say hair bands, Bon Jovi, Europe or Poison. Fair enough. All these bands, correctly or not, were referred to as metal in much of the press. Ask an 80s metal head the same question and none of these bands will get a mention.

Metalheads in the 80s: Robyn Way, Michael Sarantos, Kylie McLaren and Michael Keating

*Video: metalheads in the 80s: robyn way, michael sarantos, kylie mclaren and michael keating Featuring: Robyn Way, Michael Sarantos, Kylie McLaren and Michael Keating Running time: 6 minutes Transcript: Robyn Way: [0:07] I got into heavy metal round about 1983, 84, I think. That would have been around the time that Iron Maiden toured with [...]