Molly Hatchet

Motley Crue faces Molly Hatchet for a chance to join the fan-voted Ultimate Classic Rock Hall of Fame.

When Southern rockers Molly Hatchet unveiled their eponymous debut album 35 years ago, all they wanted was a shot to get their career up and running on a national level, following three years of dues-paying in and around the humid swamps of their native Florida. But for a greedy record industry, fairly chomping at the bit to find the next Lynyrd Skynyrd (whose plane infamously crashed in late 1977

The triple guitar attack of Jacksonville’s Molly Hatchet takes our Top 100 Classic Rock Songs list on the ultimate search and destroy mission, challenging the eardrum health of rock music fans everywhere via ‘Flirtin’ With Disaster.’

A run of too-often-overlooked material secured their legacy alongside brethren like Lynyrd Skynyrd and .38 Special.