Black Sabbath issued Born Again, their 11th album and first to feature former Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan, on Aug. 7, 1983. But this intriguing rock ‘n’
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Finding a new lover sure can put a spring in someone’s step. Rarely has this phenomenon been more clearly demonstrated in rock history than with
“Red Red Wine” propelled UB40 to stardom, but the reggae-infused track would have never reached the top of the charts without the help of Neil
Metallica’s game-changing debut album Kill ‘Em All is widely hailed as thrash metal’s ground zero. But if there’s one song on the LP that crystalizes the
By the time Billy Joel entered the studio for his 12th album, River of Dreams, he had sold millions of records, toured the world, won
In late 1982, Police frontman Sting was newly separated from his first wife, the actress Frances Tomelty. They’d been married since 1976 and had two children
Nothing came easy for Asia on their way to scoring a second Top 10 hit with “Don’t Cry.” The rock supergroup – made up of former
Robert Plant was determined to start a new chapter after Led Zeppelin. “I wanted to establish an identity that was far removed from the howling and
Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham played together for the very first time on Aug. 12, 1968 in a small space on
Lynyrd Skynyrd were not the first, and certainly not the last, Southern rock band. They are surely the style’s quintessential embodiment, however, and that began