As Metallica et al broke through, Kreator, Sodom and Destruction were forging an even harder sound. They recall gigs in coalmines, sessions in steelworks – and boozing with Slayer ...

Using historical Billboard charts and other top song and album lists from the 1970s, Stacker spotlighted 15 of the ...

One of the most famous phone numbers in music is now helping people with cancer.

For lovers of vinyl, Record Store Day is Christmas. It blends deeply felt passion with crass commercialism. I know from writing about it for a while that the whole idea will never make sense to a lot ...

Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell is celebrating a big birthday today.

In the summer of 1994, a relatively unknown 22-year-old Montreal-based bassist named Melissa Auf der Maur had her future ...

Singer has a new memoir out this month ...

As we are in the final stages of spring training, that limbo where you think you know what’s going to be the final roster but not quite, I am sort of at a loss on what to write about. So I’m going to ...

Cummins’ band, I, Braineater, which dates back to Vancouver punk scenes fabled first wave, will be debuting its new four-piece incarnation at the Otway show. In addition to Bowes on bass, the lineup ...

One of Indianapolis’ first big concerts of 2026 saw a legendary group bid adieu to the Circle City. Takeaways from Journey's Indianapolis farewell.

Freddie Barker launched a UK first from his flat above a shop on Smithdown Road ...

Vinyl is making a comeback, and one Bismarck man is helping keep the tradition spinning. He ships thousands of albums to ...