On this day (29 October) in 1978, the sixth studio album by Rush was released. Its title was Hemispheres, and as the band’s ...

Now that I have practical guitar skills, I’m ready to spread my wings into the songwriting course. Kirk Hammett wrote the famous riff for “Creeping Death” when he was only 16 years old, so I’m a ...

Plenty of rock bands have played the Super Bowl halftime show, but the NFL hasn’t shown any love for metal. Joe Duplantier, ...

Dramatic style changes and reinventions are a commonality among musicians. Many bands changed their aesthetic and sound to ...

Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash is pretty close to the heart of hard rock. However, he thinks that Metallica got even closer with one of their classic albums.

Politics and music are two different worlds. Yet, we find some global leaders taking solace and inspiration in the raw energy ...

Cartoon Darkness is their third LP, and it attempts to follow the trajectory of their first two by increasing the quality of ...

In 1981, Metallica was formed, five months after singer James Hetfield answered an ad in a Los Angeles newspaper placed by drummer Lars Ulrich. In 1986, Marie Osmond married for the second time, to ...

Monolithic metal power trio and onetime Oakland residents High On Fire return to the Bay Area for this show at the UC Theatre in Berkeley Tuesday night.

Veteran Michigan-based music journalist — collaborating with hand-picked writers, musicians, friends and music industry pros ...

Stern invited me to their headquarters to try Metallica Remastered Pinball. The classic game is reborn and better than ever.

When Simple Plan released Still Not Getting Any… in 2004, they had no idea the album would become the soundtrack for a whole ...