Just two years after the rock band Van Halen debuted their first studio album, they returned with a record that would solidify their status as rock icons and introduce one of the group's biggest hits, ...

I doubt many classic rock fans out there would consider the following hard rock albums to be anything other than perfect. They yield no skips, feature some of their bands’ best songs, and remain ...

Punk rock and hard rock existed simultaneously in the 1980s. Naturally, there was a bit of crossover here and there. The following songs, each known as hard rock classics, have some punk rock elements ...

Hard rock songs might have a reputation for being all about sex, drugs and, of course, rock and roll, but that's definitely not always the case. In fact, some of the tunes fans have known and loved ...

In 1970, a loud, swaggering rock song built around one unforgettable guitar riff exploded onto the radio and helped define the future of hard rock. "Mississippi Queen" by Mountain became an overnight ...

Deep Purple didn't need a hit single to announce the beginning of a new era. When "Speed King" opened the band's 1970 album Deep Purple in Rock, it immediately signaled a dramatic shift in sound.

Gabrielle Ulubay is a Music writer at Collider. She has previously been published in The New York Times, Bustle, HuffPost Personal, and other magazines, and wrote at Marie Claire for nearly three ...