Introduction
Chapter One: 1970s Hard Rock and Heavy Metal
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Chapter Two: Hollywood-Based Hard Rock in the Early 1980s
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Chapter Three: The New Wave of British Heavy Metal
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Chapter Four: The Rise of the Guitarists
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Chapter Five: 1980s Glam Hard Rock
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Chapter Six: Underground Metal Becomes Mainstream
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Chapter Seven: 1980s Sleaze Hard Rock
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Chapter Eight: The Shift Towards the 1990s
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Bibliography