Femme Fatale’s self-titled debut album also proved to be their swansong with way too much emphasis being put on the appearance of frontwoman Lorraine Lewis and too little on penning some decent material.

The 1980s was a golden era for metal but who started it, what finished it and what was with all the eye liner and hairspray? Read-on to discover the wonders of the Hair Metal era . . .

Creatures of the Night is a 1982 opus from US glam rockers Kiss and was their 10th studio album and the last to feature guitarist Ace Frehley and marked something of a watershed in the careers.

Feel The Steel is the debut album from Steel Panther. At last, the saviours of metal have arrived with tongue firmly planted in cheek and enough old-school 80s riffs to blow your hat off!

With a career only spanning one album, US glam metal band Madam X produced We Reserve The Right, their debut and swansong, in 1984.

Lita is the third studio album from British-born ex-Runaways guitarist Lita Ford and was her most successful reaching platinum status in the US and spawning a clutch of singles

Vixen was the 1988 debut album from all-girl US commercial rock band Vixen and has stood the test of time, bar the odd production sound, as a very strong collection of meolodic rock tracks from a talented, albeit short-lived, band.

I have to confess that Shout At The Devil is a real belter and for those like me, who rather overlooked Motley Crue back in the day, I’d recommend putting aside what you know of their image, attitude and ’scene’ that they in a large part pioneered and just listen to the tracks with an open mind.