From the first grinding notes of the famous vamp that introduces "Whole Lotta Love," LED ZEPPELIN II announces for all to hear that they are the definitive hard rock band of their generation. But before the listener can even settle ...

Producers include: Bruce Fairbairn, Bob Rock, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Lance Quinn.

One of the reasons why Aerosmith, after a number of creatively lean years, are still given legendary credence and an eager ear with each new release, Rocks encapsulated the very essence of rock 'n' roll. They may have been the ...

Black Sabbath's debut album is the birth of heavy metal as we now know it. Compatriots like Blue Cheer, Led Zeppelin, and Deep Purple were already setting new standards for volume and heaviness in the realms of psychedelia, blues-rock, and ...

This is a Hyper CD, which contains regular audio tracks and also provides a link to the artist's website with the help of a web browser. Recorded in 1976. Originally released as Atlantic (16033). Includes liner notes by David Wild. Although it ...

While it's tough to follow up a classic, VAN HALEN II comes close to matching the brilliance of the band's debut. Once again, the record begins with a fat bass line from Michael Anthony, and his piercing background vocals are ...

Although the Red Hot Chili Peppers have received the hits treatment before (most notably on 1992's WHAT HITS?), this compilation serves to highlight the band's peak years with guitarist John Frusciante, both before his sudden departure in 1992 and after ...

WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST reached #6 in April 1980 and shows a band progressing towards their eventual peak. "And The Cradle Will Rock" is one of the album's two radio staples, along with "Everybody Wants Some." These two anthems set ...

Originally decried by critics as an American rip-off of the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith blew these criticisms away by going on to become the biggest and best hard rock band of the '70s. Fronted by funky and fast-talking Steven Tyler, Aerosmith ...

The last proper Led Zeppelin album shows the group's response to punk's encroachment to be a regal shrug and a continuation of the outsized heavy rock that made the band a legend. There are a few interesting stylistic detours--the almost ...

The last time there was a new studio album from German headbangers Accept, it was 1996, and heavy metal was quite possibly at an all-time low -- completely ignored by MTV (Headbanger's Ball was off the air), and forget about ...

Produced by Jacob Hansen, Guitar Gangsters and Cadillac Blood is the third studio album from Danish rock group Volbeat. Combining heavy metal with rockabilly, punk, and reggae, the 2008 follow-up to Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil includes the single "Maybellene ...

The debut album from metal supergroup Adrenaline Mob, Omertá showcases the talents of lead singer Russell Allen of Symphony X, guitar virtuoso/bassist Mike Orlando, and former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy. Produced by Adrenaline Mob and Jay Ruston (Anthrax, Steel ...

The Lost Children, Disturbed's first collection of rarities and B-sides, arrived almost two years after Asylum, with which the veteran metal outfit decided to embark on an "indefinite hiatus." Boasting a pair of previously unreleased cuts ("Mine" and "3"), solid ...

Glam/goth/metalcore outfit Black Veil Brides return with their second studio album, Set the World on Fire. Recorded with 30 Seconds to Mars and Linkin Park producer Josh Abraham, the album looks to push the group's outrageous persona even further, with ...

Following a long hiatus beginning in the mid-'90s, the onetime undisputed queen of pop metal, Lita Ford, returned to the world of performance with 2009's Wicked Wonderland. The record was a far cry from the radio-ready hard rock she made ...

Groove metal supergroup Hellyeah bring more intensity to the table on their third album together, Band of Brothers. Focusing more on metal than groove, the album is an all-around heavier affair than their previous outing, Stampede. Where that disc had ...

Neon Trees' debut, Habits, was only eight songs long, almost more of an EP than a true album, yet they made the most of it, taking their Strokes-meets-Killers pop in a far more mainstream direction than either of those influences ...

Illustrator: Kahla Walkoski. Photographers: Conor Jack Carroll; Philip Lewis. Personnel: Stacey Blades (vocals, guitar, 6-string guitar, 12-string guitar, Theremin); Phil Lewis (vocals, 6-string guitar, 12-string guitar); Scotty Griffin (vocals, bass guitar); Steve Riley (vocals, drums); Junko Lewis (piano, keyboards). Recording information: Stagg Street ...

After five studios album and almost 15 years of widespread commercial success, post-grunge heavyweights Godsmack treat fans to a live performance with their first concert album, Live & Inspired. Recorded in Detroit at the Fox Theatre, the band's guitar-heavy sound ...

Also available in a 3-pack with BRITISH STEEL and POINT OF ENTRY. In the early '80s, a new musical movement, dubbed "The New Wave of British Metal," swept across England. The conspirators include such heavy bands as Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Saxon, ...

Volbeat are sick and tired of music purists wagging their finger at them. They refuse to be confined to the pigeonhole of a specific genre but throw off all fetters intended to keep them on the ground. In the past ...

Recording information: Hristo Botev Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria (11/16/2011). Personnel: Udo Dirkschneider (vocals); Igor Gianola, Stefan Kaufmann (guitar); Francesco Jovino (drums). Audio Mixer: Stefan Kaufmann.

Queen began life in 1972, formed by guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor, and bassist Tim Staffell. When Staffell left, May and Taylor elected to form a new band with vocalist Freddie Mercury. Bassist John Deacon completed the lineup. Their ...

Recorded at Rumbo Studios, Canoga Park, California; Take One Studio, Burbank, California; Can Am Studio, Tarzana, California. Guns N' Roses: W. Axl Rose (vocals, synthesizer, percussion); Slash (acoustic & electric guitars); Izzy Stradlin (guitar, background vocals, percussion); Duff "Rose" McKagan (bass, ...