Hard rock thrived in the 1980s, especially in the United States. In fact, that decade birthed a number of new genres and trends in rock music, and bolstered the careers of major bands that are still ...

For many jazz fans, the saying goes “it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.” The same ethos does not really apply to heavy metal and hard rock where bombast and intensity are a big part of ...

For fans of uninhibited guitar heroics, no decade will ever come close to the '80s. Many of these guitarists are routinely ranked near the top of the hard-rock heap. But for every Slash, George Lynch ...

For their Snakebite EP in 1978, the band recorded a cover of "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City," which had been a ...

It's a daunting task picking the cream of the crop from a decade that was defined by its staggering technical virtuosity. But we're going to take our best crack at it — and attempt to rationalize some ...

Some of The Beatles’ songs were amazing hard rock tunes. One of their songs was one of the first heavy metal songs ever. The Beatles could have been more like Led Zeppelin if they wanted to be. Most ...

The Scorpions, a hard rock band known for hits like “Rock You Like a Hurricane” and “Winds of Change,” canceled five upcoming European shows after the band’s guitarist got injured. “The Scorpions are ...