Heavy music was at war with itself in 1985 — and from the conflict emerged a slew of groundbreaking albums from one of hard rock and metal's most consequential years. Our list of the Top 20 ...

Aside from Metallica dropping 72 Seasons in April, there haven’t been a ton of major releases in the realms of hard rock and heavy metal, and many bigger acts are either touring, writing ...

The post The 30 Best Metal & Hard Rock Albums of 2023 appeared first on Consequence. Most mainstream hard rock and metal bands took the year off from releasing new material, perhaps too busy ...

Hard-rock and heavy-metal isn’t elitist’s music, it’s the people’s music. The music of Camaros, pro sports events and streaming TV synchs. And in that way, as American as it gets ...

After rock became too self serious in the mid to late ‘70s, hard-rock and metal bands from the U.S. played a huge role in making it fun again during the ’80s. During the 1980s even some U.K ...

It was a unique moment in hard rock and metal history where just about anything went: The old had not completely dissipated, and the new had not fully established its dominance. So, for the time ...

Our list of the Top 20 Hard Rock and Metal Albums of 1985 shows just how diverse the year was, running the gamut from ...