Here are 25 rock and metal bands you might not know, but will in 2025. It's no secret — being a new (or new-ish) band means putting yourself, your music, your ambition and all your hopes and dreams, ...

Those are the types of ballads we’re highlighting here. Read on to see The Best Ballad by 15 Bands of the Hair Metal Era. Tom ...

Summoning power from the metal gods on high, the Rock Band team has assembled 20 on-disc tracks exploding with bone-crushing, ear-lashing, face-melting metal including anvil-heavy cuts from Godsmack, ...

In a nutshell, progressive rock kicked off in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when distinctive and imaginative artists experimented with particularly complex arrangements, lengthy track lengths, ...

This Ride The Lightning track from 1984 is Metallica’s most direct reference to H.P. Lovecraft. Though, it’s not the only thrash metal track from the band that pays tribute to the horror author. The ...

Here is your 2025 hard rock + metal album release calendar and all of this week’s newest albums! Each week is loaded with new rock and metal releases and keeping track of it all can be pretty ...

One of the best songs from one of the best metal albums of 2025. No Loss, No Love veered from savagely heavy, pick-scraped ...

Our picks for the Heaviest Song by 11 Big Hair Metal Bands proves that the genre, which relied so heavily on simple pop sensibilities, packed a harder punch than its detractors were willing to admit.

The '70s were defined by music ranging from pop and punk to country rock and metal, but one genre stands out in the classic rock field: hard rock. Easily encompassing many of the above styles, as well ...

Some rockin' videogame tunes for your weekend. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Welcome to Soundtrack Sunday, where a member of ...

Plenty of rock bands from the 1980s are still popular today. The likes of Guns N’ Roses, Motley Crue, Skid Row, and Red Hot Chili Peppers found massive success and remain in heavy rotation with fans ...