SHOW-YA has been sitting on the throne of the Japanese female metal scene. With their national hit songs, TV appearances, and Japan’s biggest...
Interview With Japanese Metal Queens SHOW-YA
Metal legends Arch Enemy will launch a stunning video for a new standalone single, mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen: “Deceiver...
Bay Area thrash legends DEATH ANGEL have announced plans to release a new live record titled “The Bastard Tracks” on Black...
UK’s VENOM PRISON announces the release of their new full-length album Erebos out worldwide on February 4th 2022. The...
Electro-pop artist EVA X has just unveiled the new video for her single, “Machine.” The video was directed, shot and...
Hailing from San Francisco, California, MAD ANTHONY was hands down the BEST unsigned ROCK band of the mid-’80s packing MASSIVE...
Eonian Records is thrilled to announce that JULLIET is currently in the studio recording a new album featuring original band members Kenny McGee on...
Swedish symphonic metal pioneers THERION have released their seventeenth Studio album, Leviathan, earlier this year, and it proved to be another big...
WILDSTREET’s latest album III (1.6 million streams) was released via Golden Robot Records in June. It boasted some...
Just in time for the impending holiday season, Swedish heavy metal icons IN FLAMES will reissue their classic albums from 1994...
Today, SHOW-YA – the queens of the Japanese metal scene who are celebrating their 35th anniversary this year – reveal the new...
Australian heavy rockers Wicked Smile have just released their debut full-length album ‘Wait For The Night’. It’s out today in the...
New York death metal pioneers SUFFOCATION will release their new live album, Live In North America, on November 12th...
NEMESIS HP was founded by Yannis Geenens (guitar/ vocals, ex-Black Juju Inc., ex-Reign Of Night) in Lille, France in 2020 . His brother Liam...
KISS released 8 studio albums during the 1980s. These albums cover a lot of territory including the albums that most likely saved and re-invigorated...
Australia…the land down under provided some really good metal and hard rock bands during the 1980s. While one of these bands went on to...
Canada has produced some great metal bands over the years. This list is based on what was considered heavy metal during the 80s. Today, a few of...
#15 Aion Formed in 1983 by guitarist Izumi Ochiai, Aion started out as a thrash band but would later develop into more of a power metal-sounding...
# 15 Rage Rage actually formed in Germany in 1984 under the name Avenger but changed their name to Rage in 1985 after another band was also using the...
Metal has been around for over half a century. Many stars have risen during that time. From the new wave of British heavy metal to American power...
Sure, everyone who’s a true metal fan knows about “The Big 4” of Thrash, but do you know the other 46 bands that make up the...
(Editor’s Intro) For some people, the world of Christian rock and the world of music outside that realm are two completely spaces. It’s...
The Importance of Stryper In Metal A lot of people just assume Stryper was only big for Christian music. Yes, they paved the way for bands like...
Who says loud music is demonic? Besides the church. And parents. And the black metal fans. And the PMRC. Okay, okay. But the Bible does encourage...
Some of the greatest pioneers of music have been metal artists, ever since the inception of the genre. Black Sabbath, widely credited with creating...
From the early 2000s to the 2010s emo culture seemed to take over. For some, it was the next big thing. Some considered it diet goth. Others looked...
Hurricane started out in 1983-84 with the original lineup of lead vocalist Kelly Hansen (vocals/rhythm guitar), Robert Sarzo (guitar), Tony Cavazo...
Black ‘N Blue was formed in 1981 and released four successful and critically acclaimed albums through Geffen Records including their self...
With their unique mixture of Hardcore, Metal and Groove/Rap, BIOHAZARD crested the Mount Olympus of the international Hardcore and Metal scene at the...
White Lion was formed in New York City in 1983 by Danish vocalist/guitarist Mike Tramp and American guitarist Vito Bratta. The band had two top 10...
Dokken broke out with their debut album “Breaking The Chains” in 1981. The band consisted of what would be considered the classic lineup...
The Vinnie Vincent Invasion hit the scene with their debut album in 1986. After scoring a tour with Iron Maiden the band continued to build a fanbase...
Known primarily for their biggest hit single “Turn Up The Radio”, Autograph released three major albums for RCA Records including...
King Kobra was started by drummer Carmine Appice after he finished work touring with Ozzy Osbourne for the “Bark At The Moon” tour. The...
Formed in 1982 by Tom Keifer and Eric Brittingham, Cinderella was one of the biggest bands of the ’80s rock and metal era. Following several...
When Dave King joined Fastway he was relatively unknown at the time. Fastway was put together by Motorhead guitarist “Fast” Eddie Clarke...
SHOW-YA has been sitting on the throne of the Japanese female metal scene. With their national hit songs, TV appearances, and Japan’s biggest...
XS ROCK spoke with Pla Vinseiro, bassist for Crisix to discuss the band’s latest release ‘The Pizza E.P.” and all things metal. Pla...
Guitar Virtuoso Gus G has returned with a brand new instrumental album called “Quantum Leap”. We caught up with Gus in our latest...
Legendary vocalist Jeff Scott Soto sat down with XS ROCK and discussed his new album along with many aspects of his career and his thoughts on his...
Swedish power metal band Sabaton has been making big waves recently. After steadily building a large fanbase over the years, the band has been...
Jizzy Pearl’s Love/Hate is releasing a new album called Hell, CA and I got the chance to sit down with vocalist Jizzy Pearl (Love/Hate, Quiet...
DORO Pesch of Warlock will celebrate the 35th anniversary of her hit album Triumph And Agony with the release of the spectacular live album Triumph...
GRINDER BLUES are a hard rock blues trio featuring dUg Pinnick (King’s X) on bass and vocals, guitarist and vocalist Jabo Bihlman, and Scot...
For the first time in his 35+ year history as the lead singer and frontman of KIX, Steve Whiteman has released his first-ever solo...
In the music world, you’ll find lots of entertainers. You’ll also find some great songwriters, musicians, and singers. These days...
XS ROCK: Hey, man. Thanks for taking the time out to talk to us today. You’re one of the busiest guys I think there is in rock. Jeff Pilson:...
Back before COVID-19 shut down almost everything, we spoke with MSG singer Robin McAuley about the new album he recently recorded with Reb Beach...
The idea for THE BANISHMENT has been years in the making for LYNCH to further push his creativity into darker, subliminal and chaotic territories. To...
It’s always a pleasure to speak to the Queen Of Metal, Doro Pesch and in our latest interview with her, she opens up about her new box set that...
2020 has been one hell of a year so far. But if you’re looking for something positive to help get through the madness, Armored Saint’s latest album...
Recently, I sat down with Don Dokken to discuss his new album, appropriately named The Lost Songs: 1978-1981. I’ve been a fan of Dokken for...
Don is best known as a co-host of VH1 Classic’s hit heavy metal talk show series, That Metal Show, where legends of rock hang out to discuss their...
Comedian/actor/ writer Brian Posehn, who has appeared in several films including Rob Zombie’s “The Devil’s Rejects,” starred...
Ratt vocalist Stephen Pearcy performed a solo show in Houston Texas on September 3, 2021, and Carlos Live Metal TV on YouTube has uploaded the concert for...
Check out this great playlist of some of Ozzy’s greatest hits over the years.
Pushing the envelope of Gothic Rock, Metal, And an uncanny sense of humor, Type O Negative made a huge impact on the rock scene. With menacing frontman Peter Steele (R.I...
Check out this YouTube playlist of Quiet Riot’s greatest video hits.
Check out this YouTube playlist of Def Leppard’s greatest video hits hand-picked by our staff at XS ROCK.
For those who like their rock n’ roll sleazy…there’s no one better than Faster Pussycat. Mainstay and vocalist Taime Downe has delivered the goods...
Check out this great YouTube playlist of the greatest music videos by RATT.
Check out this great YouTube playlist of the greatest music videos by Cinderella.
Check out this YouTube playlist of the best videos by Guns N’ Roses.
Dokken quickly built a following during the 80s with their debut album and first single, “Breaking The Chains”. With powerful vocals by Don Dokken, guitar...
