From Castle Rat's fantastical doom metal to the Dirty Nil's punk- and classic rock-fueled blitzkrieg, these artists carried ...

Consequence's list of the Best Metal & Hard Rock Songs of 2025 includes standout tracks from Puscifer, Deafheaven, The Pretty ...

These 33 songs have been played at least 2,000 times by some of the biggest names in rock and metal. Let that sink in for a moment. There are at least 33 songs out there that have been played live ...

From front to back, Rivers of Nihil’s self-titled fifth collection is virtually immaculate, so choosing one song to honor ...

From Ghost and Sleep Token to Electric Callboy, Lorna Shore, Babymetal and beyond, 2025 has offered up plenty of great metal ...

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 ...

Rolling Stone has published a new list of the 250 best songs of the 21st century so far, and the music magazine included a whopping two metal songs in the roundup. The first metal appearance on the ...

Reports of rock & roll's demise have been circulating for decades, but as the old song says, it's never going to die.

Van Halen’s 1984 featured the hit single “Jump”, a keyboard song performed by the world’s greatest rock guitarist, Eddie Van Halen. Both Van Halen’s two-word band name and keyboard hit inspired John ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. While there’s not much debate regarding which lineup of Black ...

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 ...

The ‘90s supposedly “killed the guitar solo.” Yet even amid a decade dominated by grunge, gangsta rap, teen pop and nu-metal, southern rock, a classic sound synonymous with guitar solos, made a ...