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Dio Released their debut album “Holy Diver” on May 25th, 1983. Former Rainbow and Black Sabbath vocalist Ronnie James Dio formed the band with Vinny Appice after they left Black Sabbath and rounded out the band with former Rainbow bassist Jimmy Bain and guitarist Vivian Campbell. The album went double platinum in sales in the United States propelled by the singles “Rainbow In The Dark” and “Holy Diver”.
During the 80’s hard rock ruled the airwaves. Quiet Riot’s Metal Health became the first #1 metal album of all time. Soon after the...
For every Motley Crue, Def Leppard, and Van Halen, There were many other bands that were really good, but somehow didn’t quite make it...
The 1980s hard rock and metal scene is widely known as a generation of excess and a lot of over-the-top imagery. In fact, most...
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...
01. Stryper-Stryper has to be at the top of this list. Not because I think they’re the best, but because their contribution to Christian...
Britny Fox was formed in 1985 with “Dizzy” Dean Davidson on vocals, former Cinderella drummer Tony Destra, former Cinderella guitarist Michael Kelly Smith and...
Recently, I received an advanced release for Josh Todd & The Conflict’s debut album, “Year Of The Tiger”. Most of you probably know Josh...
The 1980s and early 90s saw hard rock and heavy metal go mainstream and reach a large audience worldwide. The genre was split into...
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,...
The legendary Godfathers of EBM, Front 242 are on their final tour called Blackout: The Final Shows. XS ROCK was on site to capture...
Queen’s Brian May issues update about a stroke that affected his left hand:
Jerry Cantrell’s new song, “Afterglow” arrives with a video created by award-winning artist Matt Mahurin, whose work is noted for blending realism with abstract...
Linkin Park has announced new singer Emily Armstrong and new drummer Colin Brittain, who join long-time band members Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Dave “Phoenix”...
This past Saturday at the legendary Whisky A Go-Go in Los Angeles, CA, heavy metal kings KK’S PRIEST – featuring Judas Priest alum and...
Back in the golden era of the single of the 1970’s and 80’s, Motörhead would regularly assault the ears of chart listeners on a Sunday afternoon...
Take a trip down memory lane with this list of one-hit wonders on the U.S. charts from the years 1980 and 1981. How many...
2023 had some really good hard rock and metal albums released if you know where to look and listen. The hard rock and metal...
Angelica Attempting to hit on the sound of guitar slingers like Van Halen and George Lynch, Angelica went for a more glam-sounding singer, similar...
The 1980s saw the invention of the music video thanks to MTV and it wasn’t long after that many of the videos started using...
Each year, it seems that the remaining 80s hard rock and metal bands that are still putting out new music seem to get smaller...
Check out these 80’s Hard Rock And Metal Stars’ Real Names! Some of these names are well known to fans, while others might find...
Today, Pixies announce their brand-new studio album, The Night the Zombies Came, due for release on October 25 via BMG, in time for Halloween. You can...
The Brian Setzer Orchestra (sometimes known by its initials BSO) is a swing and jump blues band formed in 1992 by Stray Cats frontman...
The Remarkable Truth: quite frankly it isn’t every month that fierce panda releases tunes by 14 year-old fret wizards from Thailand. But then again,...
One of the most instantly recognizable – and successful – rock bands of the ’70s was The Sweet, who scored a string of hit...
Pierce The Veil has been picking up new fans and thrilling existing ones with their cover of Radiohead’s “Karma Police”. Radiohead released the song...
Deep Purple has a new album out July 19th. Asked about the song’s inspiration, frontman Ian Gillan explained in an interview: “Recently, a young...
