There was really no way to escape this album when I was a kid and like it or not, it was part of my childhood. Hysteria was part of the 1980's straight cheese. I'm talking big hair, highlights, perms, collars up on my jean jacket and high top reeboks on my feet. Casey Kasem on radio, Hulk Hogan on my wall and Winstons. This was the mainstream version of Metallica and just popped just before the rise of GnR. Lamestream, mainstream. This seems to have aged appropriately, unlike the rest of us. Still a good listen today.