Van Halen

The singer of a band tends to be the focal point, but in these bands, the real leader behind the scenes is someone other than the vocalist.

Everyone has to start somewhere. But in these cases, an already established band helped to get another big band's career started on the right foot.

We recently tracked down the setlists from 21 big hard rock and metal bands' final shows to look back at how they went out.

Some drummers want options when onstage while others strive to be as precise as possible when it comes to recreating studio recordings. Here are 13 drummers who perform with massive drum kits.

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett named Van Halen's self-titled debut as an album that 'everyone in the world should own.'

Soundtracks of the 1990s were big business, helping to promote films. But how many hit soundtrack songs can you still tie to the movies they were featured in?

Grunge was going strong, but it wasn't the only game in town in 1995. How many of these albums from 30 years ago do you remember?

Pearl Jam, Motley Crue and Lamb of God lead the 2024 Record Store Day Black Friday offerings. See what else you can pick up.

Try picking only 25 rock + metal albums from each decade that you would want to ensure your kids listened to. It's a harder exercise than you might think.

Bickering musicians, fan-boy moments, previously unknown secrets .... they're all some of the instances that Howard Stern have given us radio gold.