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As the ’80s came to a close and a new decade dawned, it was obvious that the heavy music landscape needed — and had begun to ...

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Here is your 2025 hard rock + metal album release calendar and all of this week’s newest albums! Each week is loaded with new ...

A world away from his band’s ecstatic classic rock, the Geese frontman’s solo debut frames his woozy baritone with a careful ...

As the '80s progressed and the L.A. hard rock scene became increasingly ... list tried to shake up the hair metal formula with blues, Southern rock or heavy metal elements and floundered for ...

KNAC was credited with exposing or launching bands that would go on to great success: Metallica, Megadeth, Soundgarden, and ...

Former President Jimmy Carter credited the ‘70s Southern rock group The Allman Brothers with helping him get elected. Wolf ...

L.S. Dunes kick off 2025 with the excellent single "Violet." It's our Heavy Song of the Week, alongside tracks from Bonfire, Lacuna Coil, and Tremonti.

Heavy music was at war with itself in 1985 — and from the conflict emerged a slew of groundbreaking albums from one of hard rock and metal's most consequential years. Our list of the Top 20 ...