AC/DC are an Australian hard rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. The band is … Continued

Aerosmith was one of the most popular hard rock bands of the ’70s, setting the style … Continued

Swedish death metal band Amon Amarth originally formed in 1988 under the name Scum; by the … Continued

Formed in 1973, the British hard rock outfit Bad Company was a supergroup comprised of ex-King … Continued

Black Sabbath has been so influential in the development of heavy metal rock music as to … 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

Def Leppard are an English hard rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy … Continued

Dio was an American heavy metal band formed in 1982 and led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, after he left Black Sabbath with … Continued

Out of all the post-Nirvana alternative bands to break into the pop mainstream, Green Day were … Continued

At a time when pop was dominated by dance music and pop-metal, Guns N’ Roses brought … Continued

After leaving Ceremonial Oath to form In Flames, founding member and guitarist Jesper Strömblad saw this … Continued

30 years, 80 million album sales, close to 2000 live performances, countless satisfied customers and now … 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

Led Zeppelin was the definitive heavy metal band. It wasn’t just their crushingly loud interpretation of … Continued

Manowar is an American heavy metal band from Auburn, New York. Formed in 1980 the group … Continued

When they agreed the unwritten law that time-honored artists with brilliant track records get less creative … Continued

After he left Metallica in 1983, guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine formed the thrash metal quartet Megadeth. Though … Continued

The band was founded when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had … Continued

Nightwish is a symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, … Continued

John Michael “Ozzy“ Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer-songwriter and occasional actor, whose career … Continued

Pink Floyd is the premier space rock band. Since the mid-’60s, their music relentlessly tinkered with … Continued

Savatage formed in Florida in 1978 as Avatar, led by brothers Jon (vocals) and Criss (guitar) Oliva. They changed … Continued

The Offspring‘s metal-inflected punk became a popular sensation in 1994, selling over four million albums on … Continued

The band released several commercially successful albums in the 1970s such as Uriah Heep Live (1973), but … Continued

After recording two solo albums, former Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale formed Whitesnake around 1977. In … Continued