The roots of Saxon date back to the mid-70s, and a band named S.O.B., founded by guitarist Graham Oliver and bassist Steve Dawson. Over the next few years, their line-up shifted until it settled ...

Sol Invicto, the project formed by producer and guitarist Richie Londres, Stephen Carpenter (Deftones), and Eric Bobo (Cypress Hill), is now streaming their debut EP Loosely Aware and it's ...

On Jan. 1, 2000, the average cost of a CD was about $18, which meant if you wanted to legally own 250 albums, it would set you back about $4,500. Napster existed and it was pretty obvious even ...

THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR CLASSICAL ALBUMS, BASED ON MULTIMETRIC CONSUMPTION, BLENDING TRADITIONAL ALBUM SALES, STREAMING-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS AND TRACK-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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The original Dynasty album found Kiss flirting heavily with disco and pop songwriting and sonics, particularly on the single "I Was Made for Loving You." The song was a big hit on the pop charts ...

Heavy metal icons SAXON are back on the streets and will storm ... band will perform songs from their recently released, top 20 album ‘Hell, Fire And Damnation,‘ which came out on January ...

peak positions on this chart also relate to midweek chart positions. Official Albums Chart Update data available on officialcharts.com goes back to October 2014.

Will BTS roll out a record just months after all seven members are scheduled to complete enlistment? Across genres and styles, we’ll be keeping tabs on must-hear albums as the year continues on. The ...

By Paul Grein Stray Kids’ new album HOP puts K-pop back in a familiar spot – No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. HOP is the 19th No. 1 album or EP by a K-pop act on the Billboard 200.

Those bands are among the acts featured on our list of the Most Anticipated Heavy Albums of 2025, a year that promises major full-length releases from across the spectrum of metal, hard rock, punk, ...