These 20 Rock Bands Helped Make the ’80s So Loud The 1980s gave rock music room to get bigger, louder, and stranger. Hair ...

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, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Last May, a strange thing happened on the U.S. album charts. Two metal bands (or at least metal-adjacent hard rock ...

What does heavy rock represent in 2025? Power? Rebellion? Survival? For Alice Cooper and Rob Halford, it’s all of the above. Beyond that, it’s about staying true to themselves and to their fans, while ...

Who made the 80s the greatest decade in rock history? Find every legendary band, iconic song, and unforgettable moment that ...

Akimbo vocalist Jon Weisnewski’s gruff, bilious holler on disc and onstage is nowhere to be heard while we talk via cell phone as the band transverse Louisiana en route to Texas. Perhaps it’s because ...

Here are the five heaviest progressive rock bands of all time! Back in September, we took a look at the five heaviest progressive metal bands of all time. Given that prog rock paved the way for prog ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Dad-rock is this fascinating label in pop culture that’s often ...