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
Black Sabbath has been so influential in the development of heavy metal rock music as to … Continued
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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
This Savannah, GA-based hard rock band has finally painted its masterpiece on this, its fifth full-length. Kylesa’s use of two drummers…
Anyone familiar with Dax Riggs’ work in Acid Bath, Deadboy & the Elephantmen, or his solo debut We Only Sing of Blood or Love knows that his…
This companion piece to Black Label Society’s 2010 offering Order of the Black finds Zakk Wylde and company running through selected tracks from the…
Call it “sludge with benefits.” Fact of the matter is that Rhode Island residents Howl draw the bulk of their musical cues from…
Philadelphia’s self-proclaimed purveyors of “metal for astronauts” embarked on their third interstellar voyage…
As evidenced by the amount of touring and albums that Crowbar’s Kirk Windstein and Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta have each individually racked up over…
What seemed like a one-time sonic detour on Electric Wizard’s sixth album, Witchcult Today, was shown to be a concerted shift in aesthetic…
What a difference three years and a new vocalist make. German-Swiss band the Ocean has had nearly 40 members since songwriter/guitarist…
As befits their namesake, the Ocean think big. This album is the second half of a two-disc set; the first half, Heliocentric, was released at the…
Lair of the Minotaur’s fourth full-length CD is also their first on their own label, The Grind-House. Their sound remains exactly the same, though…
Toronto-based punk-metal band Cancer Bats’ third album on as many labels retains all the aggression and rage of its two predecessors. Their…
Sever the Wicked Hand is the ninth studio album by American sludge metal band Crowbar, which was released on February 8, 2011…
