Latest Music News From All Genres
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Legendary KISS Guitarist Ace Frehley Dead At 74
In shocking news, legendary guitarist Ace Frehley, one of the four original members of KISS has passed away at age 74. Frehley […] Read More
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Orinathi Releases New Video For “Dark Days Are Gone”
Critically acclaimed guitarist and singer Orianthi will release her new single “Dark Days Are Gone” on Thursday, October 16th. An official music […] Read More
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Iron Maiden Official Colouring Book Vol 3 Released
Following the unprecedented success of the previous two books in the series comes Volume III of The Official Iron Maiden Colouring Book, […] Read More
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Black Metal Legends Mayhem Releasing 25th Anniversary Edition of Grand Declaration of War
No band embodies the spirit of black metal like Mayhem. In the wake of violence and scandal, the Norwegians set the standard […] Read More
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Paramore’s Hayley Williams And Talking Heads’ David Byrne Team Up On “Open The Door”
David Byrne and Hayley Williams have recorded a new song together for the new Netflix film “The Twits” called “Open The Door”. […] Read More
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Dropkick Murphys Announce In The Pit St. Patrick Day Tour
Dropkick Murphys have announced the full routing for their 2026 For The People…In The Pit St. Patrick’s Day Tour with The Aggrolites […] Read More
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Classic Metal Rockers Heavy Pettin Release New Song “Line In The Sand”
The Scottish rock warriors Heavy Pettin release introspective single from the brand-new studio album Rock Generation, set for release on on October […] Read More
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Madonna To Release New Dance Album, Her First Album In Seven Years
Today, it was announced Madonna, the best-selling female artist of all time, has signed with Warner Records for her highly anticipated, upcoming […] Read More
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All Original Bulletboys Reunite Except For Mick Sweda
Original Bulletboys drummer Jimmy D’Anda has posted the following regarding the reunion: Good morning rockers and rockettes! I thought long and hard […] Read More
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Interview With Krysis From Under Black Sky
Fans of Sleep Token and Ghost should check out Under Black Sky. XS ROCK got the scoop on the band and their […] Read More
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Dark, Brooding And Dreamy, Azam Ali Releases “Synesthesia” Video
“My music is an invitation to step beyond the confines of time, place, and the fragile vessel of flesh, into a universe […] Read More
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Black Satellite Go “Doom Or Die” In New Music Video
NYC-based BLACK SATELLITE artfully fuse industrial and metal influences to create a sound that’s dark, edgy, and distinctly their own. Look no […] Read More
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Front Line Assembly, Lead Into Gold And Clock DVA Live Photos From Tampa Florida September 21, 2025
Front Line Assembly Photo Gallery Lead Into Gold Photo Gallery Clock DVA Photo Gallery Read More
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Goth Rockers Cold In Berlin Release “The Stranger”
With their most ambitious album “Wounds“, COLD IN BERLIN expand their DOOM GOTH ROCK sound further – bringing in synths, free-jazz brass, […] Read More
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Listen To New Song “Dead Armadillo” By Blues Rocker Samantha Fish
SAMANTHA FISH ANNOUNCES DELUXE EDITON OF ‘PAPER DOLL’FEATURING TWO NEW TRACKS! THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RELEASE INCLUDES FREH SONGS“DEAD ARMADILLO,” AND THE NEIL […] Read More
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Puddle Of Mudd Release “Firefly” In Tribute To Layne Staley, Chris Cornell And Chester Bennington
Multi-platinum selling rock band Puddle of Mudd have released their new lyric video for the song “Firefly.” This track comes from the […] Read More
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Scorpions Release “Wind Of Change” From Coming Home Live Album
To mark the 35th anniversary of German reunification and exactly 35 years after “Wind of Change” first appeared on the album “Crazy […] Read More
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Black Label Society Drop New Music Video For “Broken And Blind”
Longtime Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde has returned with an upcoming new album with his band Black Label Society. Check out the […] Read More
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Longtime Joan Jett Drummer Dead At 68
Thommy Price joined Joan Jett and The Blackhearts in 1986 and performed on eight albums with the band over a 30-year span. […] Read More
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Rob Zombie Unleashes New Video For “Punks And Demons” From New Album
ROB ZOMBIE ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM, THE GREAT SATAN, OUT FEB 27TH! Watch the video for the first single “Punks And Demons” below: […] Read More
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Watch Video For “Dancing With The Devil” From Final Lynch Mob Album
Legendary guitarist George Lynch and his band Lynch Mob are set to release their highly anticipated final studio album “Dancing with the Devil” via Rat Pak Records due […] Read More
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Classic Rock Legend John Lodge Dead At 82
John Lodge, bass player, singer, and songwriter for The Moody Blues, has passed away at the age of 82. Announcement from John’s […] Read More
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Hear EMF Cover Bauhaus’ “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”
Just in time for Halloween, British dance-rock quintet EMF has released a modern yet faithful cover of the Bauhaus post-punk classic “Bela […] Read More
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The Cult Release Live Album Of Death Cult Material
Death Cult laid the groundwork for the band we now know as The Cult, and in 2023, to mark the band’s 40th […] Read More
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Latest Featured Articles
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Accept…Where Are They Now?
Accept is one of the most well-known German rock bands worldwide, along with The Scorpions and Rammstein. The band has released 17 […]
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Over 100 Of The Top Alternative Rock Bands Of The 90s
The 90s were the decade of Alternative Rock Music. The styles ranged from folk to grunge, indie, punk, and electronic, among others. […]
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80s Rewind Skating World Gets Ready To Go “Back In Time”
So, Get Your Mix Tapes Ready To Rock! For the majority of rock fans, or really any genre of music, our favorite […]
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Ranked: Metallica Albums “Best To Worst”
Metallica needs no introduction…as one of the greatest rock bands of all time, they have weathered turmoil, disaster, and heartbreak over their […]
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The Top Goth Rock Bands That You Should Hear
Since the inception of Gothic Rock, a wide range of bands and artists have presented their take on the music, their visual […]
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Over 100 Rock Bands From The 70s That You Should Hear
The 1970s was a great time for rock music. The 70s saw a lot more experimentation, which made the music landscape of […]
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The Top Southern Rock Bands
Southern rock has been part of the American culture since the 1960s and continues to thrive as a sub-genre of rock music. […]
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Over 100 Industrial Bands That You Should Hear
Industrial music is a unique genre that contains many subgenres. In the beginning, the term industrial was used to describe the sounds […]
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Hair Metal Bands Of The 80s And 90s
The 1980s and early 90s saw many hard rock bands often nicknamed “Hair Metal” bands because of the amount of hair, usually […]
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How Many Of These One Hit Wonders From 1980-1981 Do you Remember?
Take a trip down memory lane with this list of one-hit wonders on the U.S. charts from the years 1980 and 1981. […]
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The Top 20 Hard Rock And Metal Albums Of 2023
2023 had some really good hard rock and metal albums released if you know where to look and listen. The hard rock […]
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45 Christian Heavy Metal Bands From The 80s And 90s That You Should Hear
Angelica Attempting to hit on the sound of guitar slingers like Van Halen and George Lynch, Angelica went for a more glam-sounding […]
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Greatest Rock Music Lists
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The Best American Punk Bands
While the birthplace of Punk music is often thought to be England, the U.S. was launching its own punk scene around the […]
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The Top 15 Hair Metal Songs That Became Stripper Anthems
Glam/Hair Metal bands of the ’80s and early ’90s were all about sex and hedonism, so it makes perfect sense that their […]
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Top 90s Electronic Rock Bands
The 90s saw Electronic Rock hit the big time, with bands like Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, Chemical Brothers, Crystal Method, and so many […]
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The Top Hard Rock And Metal Albums Of 2024
Here’s our picks for the best albums of 2024 in the metal and hard rock category. Each album has a link below […]
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The Top Goth Rock Bands That You Should Hear
Since the inception of Gothic Rock, a wide range of bands and artists have presented their take on the music, their visual […]
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Over 100 Rock Bands From The 70s That You Should Hear
The 1970s was a great time for rock music. The 70s saw a lot more experimentation, which made the music landscape of […]
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The Top Southern Rock Bands
Southern rock has been part of the American culture since the 1960s and continues to thrive as a sub-genre of rock music. […]
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Over 100 Industrial Bands That You Should Hear
Industrial music is a unique genre that contains many subgenres. In the beginning, the term industrial was used to describe the sounds […]
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45 Christian Heavy Metal Bands From The 80s And 90s That You Should Hear
Angelica Attempting to hit on the sound of guitar slingers like Van Halen and George Lynch, Angelica went for a more glam-sounding […]
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The Top 10 Sexiest Music Videos Of The 80s
The 1980s saw the invention of the music video thanks to MTV and it wasn’t long after that many of the videos […]
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Check Out These 80s Metal And Hard Rock Stars’ Real Names
Check out these 80’s Hard Rock And Metal Stars’ Real Names! Some of these names are well known to fans, while others […]
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Who Were The Top 15 Most-Glam Mainstream Metal Bands Of The 80s?
The 80s were the decade of excess and musically that was absolutely true as well. The hard rock and heavy metal musical […]
Latest Gothic Rock News
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Goth Rockers Cold In Berlin Release “The Stranger”
With their most ambitious album “Wounds“, COLD IN BERLIN expand their DOOM GOTH ROCK sound further – bringing in synths, free-jazz brass, […]
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The Cult Release Live Album Of Death Cult Material
Death Cult laid the groundwork for the band we now know as The Cult, and in 2023, to mark the band’s 40th […]
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Gothic Rockers Psycholies Drop Video For “Another Pray”
Led by singer and instrumentalist Vigos Von Lies, characterized by Techno, Goth, Industrial, and Metal influences, Psycholies is ready to release a […]
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Olivia Rodrigo & The Cure’s Robert Smith Announce Live From Glastonbury Release
Olivia Rodrigo & Robert Smith Are Releasing A Maxi Single For Live From Glastonbury The Single will feature two tracks, Friday I’m […]
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ASHES AND DIAMONDS (feat. members of Bauhaus, PiL and Sade) releases “Setting Yourself Up For Love”
“I love the way this one builds and builds,” says guitarist/vocalist Daniel Ash of “Setting Yourself Up For Love,” the new scorching […]
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“Dark Visionary” Brocarde Debuts Chilling ‘Feed My Soul’ Music Video”Featuring Ray Luzier of Korn
London-based singer, songwriter, and dark creative visionary Brocarde has unleashed the chilling music video for her gripping new single “Feed My Soul” […]
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Listen To Gothic-Tinged “To Pieces” By Azam Ali
“It is a song of destruction, of fire consuming everything in its path, yet within that annihilation lies the threshold of renewal, […]
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Gothic Rockers Cemetery Skyline Release “Nothing From World” Video
Right before taking Nordic Gothic to their first ever US show at ProgPower US and braving the Latin American heat for a […]
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Crippling Alcoholism Is A Different Kind Of Gothic Sound With “Ladies Night”
Today, gothic noise rockers CRIPPLING ALCOHOLISM are proud to share their new single, “LADIES NIGHT,” taken from their upcoming album ‘Camgirl,’ due […]
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Listen To Gothic Metal Band “Unto Others” Cover The Ramones’ “Pet Sematary”
Gothic rockers Unto Others have been making waves and are one of the bands that have brought about a recent Gothic Rock […]
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Latest Electronic Rock News
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Dark, Brooding And Dreamy, Azam Ali Releases “Synesthesia” Video
“My music is an invitation to step beyond the confines of time, place, and the fragile vessel of flesh, into a universe […]
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Black Satellite Go “Doom Or Die” In New Music Video
NYC-based BLACK SATELLITE artfully fuse industrial and metal influences to create a sound that’s dark, edgy, and distinctly their own. Look no […]
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Industrial Metal Legends Die Krupps Release New Video and Single
Just back from roads of Europe and full concert halls, Industrial metal legends DIE KRUPPS drop the new video single ‘Will nicht […]
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Deadly Apples Launch Video For “Sacrifice” Ft. Members of Nine Inch Nails And Filter
Montreal-based rock/metal powerhouse Deadly Apples has returned with their brand-new single “Sacrifice”, now available on all major streaming platforms. Alongside the release, […]
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The Legendary Pink Dots Announce North American Tour
The Anglo-Dutch experimental rock band The Legendary Pink Dots begin a North American tour today (25th September) in Salt Lake City, UT […]
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SINE Releases The Electronic Boom With New Single “Succumb To Me”
The brainchild of US drummer/multi-instrumentalist SINE Releases The Electronic Boom With New Single “Succumb To Me”, SINE has released a new single […]
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Electro-Industrial Artist Assemblage 23 Release “Tolerate” About Political Separation
US electro-industrial/synth-pop artist Tom Shear has been releasing records as Assemblage 23 since the turn of the millennium, when his debut album […]
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Black Cross Hotel Delivers Classic Industrial Sound On “The House God Doesn’t Visit”
Black Cross Hotel, the Chicago-based industrial post-punk outfit featuring members of The Atlas Moth and Stabbing Westward, releases Songs for Switches on […]
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Listen To Gothic-Tinged “To Pieces” By Azam Ali
“It is a song of destruction, of fire consuming everything in its path, yet within that annihilation lies the threshold of renewal, […]
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Icon Of Coil To Release “Serenity Is The Devil” 25th Anniversary Remaster
Icon of Coil is a Norwegian futurepop/EBM band formed in 1997 by musician and producer Andy LaPlegua (who later went on to […]
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Latest Punk Rock News
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Legendary KISS Guitarist Ace Frehley Dead At 74
In shocking news, legendary guitarist Ace Frehley, one of the four original members of KISS has passed away at age 74. Frehley […]
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Dropkick Murphys Announce In The Pit St. Patrick Day Tour
Dropkick Murphys have announced the full routing for their 2026 For The People…In The Pit St. Patrick’s Day Tour with The Aggrolites […]
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Listen To Pennywise’s Version Of Motorhead’s “Ace Of Spades”
PENNYWISE RELEASES “ACE OF SPADES” COVER KILLED BY DEAF: A PUNK TRIBUTE TO MOTÖRHEAD FEATURING THE DAMNED, RANCID, FEAR & MORE ARRIVES […]
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Listen To Unheard Motorhead Collab “Neat, Neat, Neat” With The Damned From New Punk Compilation
FOURTEEN OF THE FINEST PUNK BANDS ON THE PLANET COVERING THEIR FAVORITE MOTÖRHEAD SONGS INCLUDING RANCID, PENNYWISE, THE BRONX, GBH, FEAR AND […]
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Legendary Japanese Punk Band Shonen Knife Announce U.S. Tour And Album Re-Releases
In advance of Shonen Knife’s EVERYBODY HAPPY U.S. Tour (their first North American dates since 2019!) which is sponsored by Momokawa Sake, […]
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Watch “Truth In Fiction” By The Offspring
The Offspring have been delivering unfiltered energy, catchy hooks, and punk attitude for over three decades. From their breakout album Smash to […]
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Riot Grrrl Punk Returns With Sour Tongue’s New Video For “I Thought You Like Me”
The Los Angeles-based punk band Sour Tongue was formed in the early days of the 2020 pandemic by Satori Marill and John […]
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UK Punk Legends Vice Squad Release New Video For “Punk Police”
Vice Squad has released a new video for their song “Punk Police,” explaining, I’m sure you’ve all heard of the Secret Police, […]
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Rise Against Return With “Ricochet” Watch The Video Here
Rise Against releases their latest album “Ricochet” on August 15th and you can hear the title track from the album below: Ricochet […]
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Punk Rock Singer Dies In Freak Swimming Accident
Jock McDonald, singer for the punk band The Bollock Brothers, has died from what has been described as a freak swimming accident. […]
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Greatest Rock Music Lists
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The Best American Punk Bands
While the birthplace of Punk music is often thought to be England, the U.S. was launching its own punk scene around the […]
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The Top 15 Hair Metal Songs That Became Stripper Anthems
Glam/Hair Metal bands of the ’80s and early ’90s were all about sex and hedonism, so it makes perfect sense that their […]
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Top 90s Electronic Rock Bands
The 90s saw Electronic Rock hit the big time, with bands like Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, Chemical Brothers, Crystal Method, and so many […]
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The Top Hard Rock And Metal Albums Of 2024
Here’s our picks for the best albums of 2024 in the metal and hard rock category. Each album has a link below […]
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The Top Goth Rock Bands That You Should Hear
Since the inception of Gothic Rock, a wide range of bands and artists have presented their take on the music, their visual […]
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Over 100 Rock Bands From The 70s That You Should Hear
The 1970s was a great time for rock music. The 70s saw a lot more experimentation, which made the music landscape of […]
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The Top Southern Rock Bands
Southern rock has been part of the American culture since the 1960s and continues to thrive as a sub-genre of rock music. […]
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Over 100 Industrial Bands That You Should Hear
Industrial music is a unique genre that contains many subgenres. In the beginning, the term industrial was used to describe the sounds […]
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45 Christian Heavy Metal Bands From The 80s And 90s That You Should Hear
Angelica Attempting to hit on the sound of guitar slingers like Van Halen and George Lynch, Angelica went for a more glam-sounding […]
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The Top 10 Sexiest Music Videos Of The 80s
The 1980s saw the invention of the music video thanks to MTV and it wasn’t long after that many of the videos […]
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Check Out These 80s Metal And Hard Rock Stars’ Real Names
Check out these 80’s Hard Rock And Metal Stars’ Real Names! Some of these names are well known to fans, while others […]
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Who Were The Top 15 Most-Glam Mainstream Metal Bands Of The 80s?
The 80s were the decade of excess and musically that was absolutely true as well. The hard rock and heavy metal musical […]
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Who Were The Best Straight Up, No Frills Hard Rock And Metal Bands Of The 80s?
The 1980s hard rock and metal scene is widely known as a generation of excess and a lot of over-the-top imagery. In […]
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25 Bands That Were Influential To The 80s Glam Metal Scene
The 1980s were an awesome time thanks to the glam/hair metal scene. The image almost became as important as the music during […]
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EBM Fans Should Explore Front 242’s Many Side Projects For More Great Music
As one of the most respected bands of the EBM movement, it’s almost hard to fathom that Front 242 has only released […]
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Really Bad Metal Album Covers Of The 80s
Battle Axe – Burn This Town Burn this town? More like burn this album cover! Although, apparently this was only supposed […]
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400 + Hard Rock And Metal Bands From The 80s And 90s That You Should Hear
The 1980s and early 90s saw hard rock and heavy metal go mainstream and reach a large audience worldwide. The genre was […]
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The 60 Best Classic Punk Bands From The U.K.
Some of the greatest punk bands of all time have come from The United Kingdom. While you would practically have to be living under a rock to not be aware of bands like The Sex Pistols and The Clash, there are many, many other great punk bands from England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland that…
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Ranked: Billy Idol’s Albums “From Best To Worst”
To call Billy Idol a rock music icon, might be an understatement. As a Grammy-Nominated and multi-platinum selling artist, Billy Idol reportedly […]
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Ranked: Extreme’s Albums “Best To Worst”
Extreme’s most well-known line-up included Gary Cherone – lead vocals, Nuno Bettencourt – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals, Paul Geary – drums, and […]
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Where Are The Now?
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Devo…Where Are They Now?
Devo proved that it’s never too late for you to “Whip It” and with that song, they reached #8 on The Billboard […]
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W.A.S.P. …Where Are They Now?
W.A.S.P. was originally known for outrageous antics such as throwing raw meat into the audience and appearing to torture people on a […]
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Winger…Where Are They Now?
Winger released their debut album “Winger in 1988 and it scored the band its first platinum-selling album. Winger released its second album […]
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Britny Fox…Where Are They Now?
Britny Fox was formed in 1985 with “Dizzy” Dean Davidson on vocals, former Cinderella drummer Tony Destra, former Cinderella guitarist Michael Kelly […]
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Badlands…Where Are They Now?
After guitarist Jake E. Lee was fired from Ozzy Osbourne’s solo band, Badlands was formed when Lee recruited bassist Greg Chaisson, former […]
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Ready For The World…Where Are They Now?
In 1985 the band Ready For The World hit the scene, blending pop. funk, R & B, and electro elements. They scored […]
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Hurricane…Where Are They Now?
Hurricane started out in 1983-84 with the original lineup of lead vocalist Kelly Hansen (vocals/rhythm guitar), Robert Sarzo (guitar), Tony Cavazo (bass), […]
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Black N’ Blue…Where Are They Now?
Black ‘N Blue was formed in 1981 and released four successful and critically acclaimed albums through Geffen Records including their self-titled […]
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Biohazard…Where Are They Now?
With their unique mixture of Hardcore, Metal and Groove/Rap, BIOHAZARD crested the Mount Olympus of the international Hardcore and Metal scene at […]
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White Lion…Where Are They Now?
White Lion was formed in New York City in 1983 by Danish vocalist/guitarist Mike Tramp and American guitarist Vito Bratta. The band […]
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Latest Interviews
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Interview With Krysis From Under Black Sky
Fans of Sleep Token and Ghost should check out Under Black Sky. XS ROCK got the scoop on the band and their […]
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John Corabi Discusses Return To Dead Daisies, Mick Mars and More In New Interview
The Dead Daisies have a new album out called “Light ‘Em Up” and John Corabi (Ex-Motley Crue, The Scream, Union) sat down […]
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Interview With Devilskin Bassist Paul Martin
XS ROCK: Tell me about the latest band news. Any new projects coming out, live shows, or announcements? Paul-Yes indeed. Today we […]
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Wang Chung’s Jack Hues Discusses New All-Star “Abducted By The 80s Tour”
Wang Chung’s Jack Hues sat down for an interview to discuss the new All-Star tour for “Abducted By The 80s” which features […]
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Motorhead’s Phil Campbell Talks Seriously Bad Magic In New Interview
The legendary Motorhead released their final studio album “Bad Magic” in 2015. To celebrate that iconic album the band has now released […]
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Rudy Sarzo Discusses Quiet Riot, Ozzy And Randy Rhoads In New Interview
When you talk about legendary bass players in the hard rock metal genre, you can’t have the conversation without including Rudy Sarzo. […]
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Soulfly’s Max Cavalera Discusses New “Totem” Album And Tour In New Interview
Soulfly released their latest album “Totem” back in August of 2022 and now the band is ready to hit the tour circuit […]
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Berlin’s Terri Nunn “Takes Our Breath Away” Discussing Her Latest Album
Recently, Terri Nunn, lead vocalist for legendary rock band Berlin was interviewed by The Wild 80s where she discussed recording their latest […]
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Interview With Japanese Metal Queens SHOW-YA
SHOW-YA has been sitting on the throne of the Japanese female metal scene. With their national hit songs, TV appearances, and Japan’s […]
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Gus G. Talks New Instrumental Album & Ozzy In New Interview
Guitar Virtuoso Gus G has returned with a brand new instrumental album called “Quantum Leap”. We caught up with Gus in our […]
