The Austin-based rockers wore their metal influences on their sleeves, and singer Jason McMaster led the band with an ear-splitting wail that produced some otherworldly high notes. McMaster's ...

Fredrik Lindgren, original guitarist for the Swedish death metal band Unleashed, has died. The band shared news of the musician’s passing in a statement shared to Facebook on Jan. 6. Lindgren, also ...

Not even rock ‘n’ roll is immune to the impervious scrutiny of scientific analysis, as demonstrated by an online study from December 2024 that sought to find the most influential rock bands of ...

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 ...

Much as we did every month last year, we'll be bringing you some of the most exciting and interesting new bands around over the next 12 months, kicking off with a diverse selection from both sides of ...

Metal benefitted greatly from the mainstream in the 80s and, to some degree, in the 90s. There were a lot of bands that gained a lot of popularity thanks to the historical context. This doesn’t mean ...

On May 29, 1983, the four members of LA rock band Quiet Riot realised they were on to something big... It was ‘Heavy Metal Day’ at the US Festival at Glen Helen Regional Park in San Bernadino, ...

thudding slabs of metal harkening back to the days when metal bands would regularly inhabit the charts and hobnob with celebrities. Rather than hobnobbing with James Corden or whoever else passes as a ...

As the '80s came to a close and a new decade dawned, it was obvious that the heavy music landscape needed — and had begun to undergo — a radical shift. It was a unique moment in hard rock and ...

Keith Urban has parted ways with two band members who've been tremendously influential over the last decade. In fact, one has been with the singer for more than 25 years — that's more or less ...