“We’re not ashamed of a little hairspray and makeup. We’ve always said it takes a real man to wear makeup.”—Bret Michaels, Poison There was a time—not so long ago—when pomp and spandex dominated MTV and pop radio playlists. Nearly 20 years after the first edition, people can't get enough hair metal!  The new expanded edition of  American Hair Metal  visually celebrates this orgy of flamboyance, androgyny, and animal magnetism, of big-haired alpha males and the beautiful women who surrounded them. Interest in hair metal is currently exploding—witness arena-level revival tours, reissue compilations, and documentaries and docudramas that revisit the excesses of the eighties and nineties. Hundreds of striking photographs are complimented by hedonistic ephemera from bands like Poison, Cinderella, Mötley Crüe, Skid Row, and Stryper. Wild quotes from major players such as David Lee Roth, Jon Bon Jovi, Sebastian Bach, Tommy Lee, Nikki Sixx, Bret Michaels, Don Dokken, and many unsung heroes. The expanded edition includes more photos, more quotes, and a new introduction by Chip Z’Nuff (Enuff Z’Nuff) and an interview with Rik Fox (WASP, Steeler). "Whatever their social import and however suspect the quality of their musical output may be, these bands at least deserve to go down in history for their follicular feats." -Mark Yarm for the Associated Press STEVEN BLUSH has written five books about rock music:  American Hardcore  (2001),  .45 Dangerous Minds  (2005), the original  American Hair Metal  (2006),  Lost Rockers  (2015) and  New York Rock  (2016). His journalism has appeared in over 50 publications, such as Spin, Details, Interview, Village Voice, and The Times Of London, and for years was a contributing editor to Paper Magazine. He wrote and produced the theatrically released Sundance Film Festival-premiered doc film  American Hardcore  (Sony Pictures Classics, 2006). In 2010, Feral House published an expanded Second Edition of the  American Hardcore book , now available in four languages. Chip Z'Nuff is an  American singer, songwriter, bassist, producer, and radio personality . Having founded the popular glam rock band Enuff Z'Nuff in 1984 in the illustrious city of Chicago, the band saw its self-titled major label debut released in the summer of 1989.