hair metal is american pop rock for soft headed children, like kiss.
I mostly say this because i'm originally from the midlands, sacred home of heavy metal
Enough with the jingoism, hair metal was an international phenomenon. Case in point: Brighton Rock, Loudness, Sleeze Beez, Tigertailz, Vandenberg, Winter Rose, Quireboys, Smashed Gladys, Bad English, Europe, Helix, Ezo, etc
You may fly the flag of Priest and Sabbath (braggart), but you must also acknowledge the sins of ELO and UB40.