Here are the 80 best rock and metal albums of the 1980s and the 90 best of the 1990s! The sounds and styles that were pioneered and popularized across these two decades is mind-boggling. The guitar ...

While the charts can often be a useful way of measuring an album’s worth, commercial success isn’t always a fair reflection of musical strength. From unconventional marketing tactics to alienating ...

Pop might be an icky word for heavy metal diehards. But remember, “pop” is just short for popular. And if you’re favorite band sells millions of records, then they are, by definition, popular. History ...

Common wisdom says that, when a song becomes beloved, it gets played a lot. However, that’s not inherently the case. What a fan-base wants to hear and what an artist wants to play live can sometimes ...

The year 1984 was one of the greatest in heavy metal history. Some might argue the greatest. A cornucopia of genre styles and creative breakthroughs led to a mainstream explosion that would dominate ...

With more than five decades under its belt, Judas Priest is old enough to know the unwritten rules that make a memorable concert tick. That wisdom benefited everyone Wednesday at a packed Rosemont ...

Def Leppard is commonly associated with the new wave of British heavy metal which sprung up in the early ‘80s. Yet, frontman Joe Elliott has revealed that he doesn’t like the metal label, calling it a ...

Nearly every artist has an album that they become truly known for, so we put together a Loud List of times nu-metal artists talked about their classic albums. Nu-metal rose to prominence during the ...