Pink Floyd is the premier space rock band. Since the mid-’60s, their music relentlessly tinkered with … Continued
After leaving Ceremonial Oath to form In Flames, founding member and guitarist Jesper Strömblad saw this … Continued
Formed in 1973, the British hard rock outfit Bad Company was a supergroup comprised of ex-King … Continued
The Offspring‘s metal-inflected punk became a popular sensation in 1994, selling over four million albums on … Continued
Out of all the post-Nirvana alternative bands to break into the pop mainstream, Green Day were … Continued
Aerosmith was one of the most popular hard rock bands of the ’70s, setting the style … Continued
After he left Metallica in 1983, guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine formed the thrash metal quartet Megadeth. Though … Continued
Black Sabbath has been so influential in the development of heavy metal rock music as to … Continued
Led Zeppelin was the definitive heavy metal band. It wasn’t just their crushingly loud interpretation of … Continued
Def Leppard are an English hard rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy … Continued
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among … Continued
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, formed in 1969. The core line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, … Continued
When they agreed the unwritten law that time-honored artists with brilliant track records get less creative … Continued
John Michael “Ozzy“ Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer-songwriter and occasional actor, whose career … Continued
AC/DC are an Australian hard rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. The band is … Continued
Savatage formed in Florida in 1978 as Avatar, led by brothers Jon (vocals) and Criss (guitar) Oliva. They changed … Continued
Nightwish is a symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, … Continued
After recording two solo albums, former Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale formed Whitesnake around 1977. In … Continued
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Mark Knopfler wrote and performed the soundtrack to Barry Levinson’s political satire Wag the Dog, and it is one of his best scores…
Unlike Mark Knopfler’s first three soundtracks, his music for Last Exit to Brooklyn did not sound like outtakes from Dire Straits sessions, but instead consisted of fully…
Mark Knopfler’s original music for The Princess Bride utilizes dreamy washes of synthesizers overlayed with warm acoustic instruments and hints of percussion…
A live document of Dire Straits’ 1991-92 world tour supporting the On Every Street album, On the Night works sporadically, offering enough good…
It took Mark Knopfler more than six years to craft a follow-up to Dire Straits’ international chart-topper, Brothers in Arms, but although On Every Street…
Brothers in Arms brought the atmospheric, jazz-rock inclinations of Love Over Gold into a pop setting, resulting in a surprise international best-seller…
There is an interesting contrast on this 94-minute double-disc live album (recorded at London’s Hammersmith Odeon in July 1983) between the music…
