Metallica stunned fans and critics with their self-titled fifth album — colloquially known as the Black Album — which pivoted from topical, breakneck thrash metal
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It seemed as if Queen had rocked us for the last time as “God Save the Queen” echoed around London’s Wembley Stadium on April 20,

Journey titled their ninth LP Raised on Radio, not Raised on Video — a distinction the band members made very clear. It was 1986, and MTV was in

The more bittersweet Wish delved into common Cure themes of regret and loss, just as 1989’s thunderously melancholy Disintegration had. But this time, Robert Smith

Joe Strummer was having a typical rock star’s day, even doing a promotional interview on April 21, 1982, for the Clash’s upcoming shows in Scotland.

When Pink Floyd Launched Turbulent North American ‘Animals’ Tour
10 Years Ago: Jack White Goes Solo With ‘Blunderbuss’

When David Bowie and Iman married on April 24, 1992, it wasn’t a big, elaborate affair. Instead, the rock star and the supermodel tied the

On April 24, 1972, John Lennon released a new single: “Woman Is the N—– of the World.” Even at that time — an era in

History has consigned Elton John’s 16th studio album, Jump Up!, to also-ran status. Biographer Philip Norman dismissed it as “rather static and unenergized.” In his