For many Metallica fans, 2016’s Hardwired … to Self-Destruct was a much more satisfying release than anything they’d heard for years. It appeared impossible that
Category: History
On Nov. 15, 1992, Ozzy Osbourne began one of the shortest retirements in rock ‘n’ roll history. His No More Tours Tour, an intended final trek,
Roger Waters is well-known for being all about the concepts, but even he bit off more than he could chew when it came to the
Unlike other high-profile artists of the early ’70s, Carly Simon found refuge in the studio instead of onstage. The singer-songwriter struggled with stage fright, especially as her career blossomed and
You’ve probably been misinterpreting one of Def Leppard’s most popular songs all these years. On the surface, “Hysteria,” the fourth single and title track off the band’s fourth
“Apples and Oranges” was supposed to keep Pink Floyd’s commercial momentum going. Instead, it was the death knell for Syd Barrett’s tenure in the band.
The world was introduced to rock’s next powerhouse in late 2002, when Audioslave released their self-titled debut album. The band started coming together two years earlier, following singer Zack
Aerosmith’s four-year slog between Get a Grip and Nine Lives was rife with personal and professional turmoil. These struggles were rewarded, however, when the band earned their second consecutive
Most people wouldn’t have blamed Led Zeppelin for soldiering on with a new drummer following the untimely death of John Bonham in 1980; they certainly wouldn’t have been
Young Billy Idol, then known as William Michael Albert Broad, was 15 years old when he discovered a new meaning of life in the alley