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
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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
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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
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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
The band released several commercially successful albums in the 1970s such as Uriah Heep Live (1973), but … Continued
Back Through Time is the third studio album by Alestorm. It was released on 3 June 2011 by Napalm Records and is the first Alestorm…
Pretty much from the very start, Amorphis’ career has been about constant reinvention (hence the name, hello!), and so the Finnish group’s albums…
The Lay of Thrym is the sixth full-length album by the Faroese Viking/folk metal band Týr. The name of the album comes from one of the best…
Swedish power metal veterans Falconer took an interesting detour on their seventh studio album, 2011′s Armod, re-engaging with their Viking metal…
If ever a band was in danger of overstaying its welcome, that band was the Ukraine’s Drudkh, whose no-tour, no-press, no-bathroom-breaks…
German black/folk metallers Equilibrium have so far provided us with two rather enjoyable, if not very original albums, 2005′s Turis Fratyr and…
Stand Up and Fight is the third album by the Finnish symphonic / folk metal band Turisas, released on February 23, 2011 through…
Some of the most interesting musical hybrids have come about when unlikely forms of music were successfully combined. A perfect example is folk-metal; who…
Universal is the eighth full-length album by the Norwegian metal band Borknagar. It marks the return of bassist Tyr and guitarist Jens Ryland…
Finntroll and Korpiklaani are the two prime contenders for the throne as “kings of Finnish folk metal.” They both do more or less the same thing…
Building its legacy since 2002, Heidevolk from the Dutch province so Gelderland forges its very own brand of Pagan Folk Metal. Characterized by dual clean male vocal…
