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Before they became your wine-sipping mother’s favorite princes of the power ballad, Styx were a completely different band. Having initially formed on Chicago’s southside in […]

By now, you’ve likely heard the tragic news that legendary guitarist Ross the Boss has been diagnosed with ALS. This would be a heartbreaking thing […]

Of all the cult ’80s acts who have been embraced by the Hell’s Heroes TikTok generation, Icon are perhaps the most surprising of the bunch. […]

It’s hard to believe a little over 4 years have passed since I stirred the pot by proclaiming “Stargazer” only the third best Rainbow song […]

“You’ve read all the other year end “best of” lists. Now get ready to read the only one that matters!” Yes, the date is December […]

Even in these last dark days of December, 2025 manages to be full of surprises, both good and bad. This one, however, falls into the […]

As the old saying goes, “Time waits for no one.”, and that even applies for our beloved metal gods. Having been sidelined with health issues […]

Amongst metal aficionados, 1986 is universally agreed upon as thrash’s pinnacle. It was the year that acts like Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth not only found […]

I think we can all agree that 2025 can’t end soon enough. As if losing such genre figureheads as Tomas Lindberg, Brent Hinds, and the […]

If you told me a week ago that Rush would be an active band come the next Top 10, I’d never in a million years […]