Time flies when you're rocking out and the last 25 years has given us some amazing rock and metal albums. It took plenty of discussion and debate amongst the Loudwire staffers, but we feel we've got a ...

The 15 best hard rock and metal albums of 2025 comprise a combination of seasoned veterans still swinging for the fences, underground lifers and young heat-seekers who embrace the classic rock ethos.

The 1970s were a decade defined by the evolution of rock music as both a genre and cultural movement, splintering and morphing into sub-genres like punk, folk rock, heavy metal, glam rock, and ...

Here's the main thing you need to know about our ranked list of the 15 best diamond-selling hard rock and metal albums: They're all damn good. Are you surprised? History is littered with platinum ...

In 2025, the best rock music radiated self-assurance. That sometimes meant staking a claim to micro-genre legacies, but just as often meant leaning hard into idiosyncrasies. This year’s best and ...

Classic rock may have been born on the radio, but it was bread and buttered in the clubs and on the road. Between the mid-60s and early 80s, the goal shifted from just making a catchy three-minute hit ...