In the late 1970s, a new, heavier subgenre of metal began to take over the San Francisco Bay Area metal scene, a genre that ...

Rush (1981): Still their biggest-selling U.S. album, this plays like an early-'80s greatest hits package (Side one's radio ...

It's the most stacked release week of 2025 so far, including, Great Grandpa, Perfume Genius, Lucy Dacus, SPELLLING, Backxwash ...

Seriously, thanks to this upcoming release, we’re sure to have even more instances of metal fans either professing their love of this band or shitting all over its gimmick. As for the rest of the ...

Chad Kassem is on a mission — saving listeners “from bad sound” — at the rural factory where he pores over LPs from some of music’s most important artists. The Great Read Chad Kassem is ...

Piovanetti played for two thrash metal bands in the ’80s. Both Piovanettis were placed into the custody of the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office ahead of their appearances in Bergen County ...

If you're celebrating a birthday in March, there's a good chance you share the day with the anniversary of one of rock and metal's biggest albums. Nearly every day of the month is dotted with a ...

The Vapors are set to celebrate the release of their new album, Wasp In A Jar. The ‘80s icons will be performing in intimate settings throughout March, including dates in Sheffield and London.

From testing headphones to reviewing albums, our experts aim to create reviews you can trust. Find out more about how we review. Merlin moved into his role as Executive Editor of Louder in early 2022, ...

Instead, they appeared to wilfully steer the great metal bird Metallica ... another one like the Black Album or, even better, Master Of Puppets? Another entirely thrash-based album the way Slayer ...

But what if your Fat Tuesday-adjacent frolicking requires a turntable and a full-length vinyl album? Here are five classic Carnival albums to get you in the spirit. Indian Blues Donald Harrison Jr ...

With eight different tracks, Rolling Stone Commerce Writer Jonathan Zavaleta described it as "a perfect album." A Barnes & Noble exclusive, The Best of Roberta Flack vinyl features tracks like the ...