Here are 10 essential rock and metal ’80s albums you should own on vinyl. The ’80s were a really interesting time in heavy music because that was when rock and metal really started splintering off ...

Heavy metal supergroups came together often in the 1980s, but one particular group did not last nearly as long as it should have. That heavy metal supergroup was Gogmagog. Never heard of them? You’re ...

We use the terms “legend” and “icon” to describe influential musicians. And there are some years in music history where it almost feels as though something supernatural has taken place. If somewhere ...

Often in radio, the smaller stations are the most interesting. Case in point is KNAC (now KBUE, 105.5 FM). Licensed to Long Beach, the little station set the standard for creative programming during ...

These five '80s rock and metal guitarists who started great new bands serve as an unfortunate reminder that previous success and loads of talent don't guarantee future prosperity. That doesn't mean we ...

As anybody who turned on the radio or watched MTV in the late '80s will remember, the music from Def Leppard's ...

“We were on the radio in Seattle, and we’d have friends that would go, ‘That’s not you guys. That sounds like something from Germany or the U.K.’ And we’d go, ‘No, no, no, that’s us.’ And they’d go, ...

Our list of nine great '80s hard rock bands that weren't hair metal is a reminder that the decade had plenty of movers and shakers outside of the glammed-up Sunset Strip scene. Some bands initially ...