Sometimes critical hysteria hits, and records are hoisted into positions of historic importance. The Independent’s music team ...

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Rob Halford almost died at his final gig as Judas Priest vocalist on August 19, 1991 – and not because the other four members gave him a severe kicking when they’d learned of his decision to quit ...

The latest album from Tucson rockers XIXA was inspired by a puppet show and hairless dogs. Here's how to see the band play ...

AMBUSH,” Elijah Divine's most recent album, is eight tracks full of wordplay, straight-ahead delivery and pensive beats.

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and 2021’s 21st Century Love Songs (9). Jethro Tull’s 24th LP Curious Ruminant is expected to become the rock group’s 8th Top ...

Formed in 1981, Motley Crue quickly rose to the forefront of the Sunset Strip glam-metal scene with the release of their first album, 1981’s “Too Fast For Love,” and got a major ... for more than a ...

Basement Holocaust were only around for 1985, when the trio were sophomores at West High. The "new" record is a chance to ...

Like all great love stories, they never end. They live on in memory and song. He will always be the star of my life story, and I dedicate this song to him ... a new album, "Based on a True ...