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Farm Aid Turns 40, Still Fighting for Farmers and the Challenges of the Future

Farm Aid turned 40 this weekend, rocking Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis with a milestone celebration that doubled as a rallying cry for America’s...

STRYPER’s ‘Against the Law’ at 35 Still Breaks All the Rules

A departure in look, a statement in sound — this classic continues to resonate. Last month, I was watching ESPN and scrolling through my phone....

AMORPHIS Scores Big with ‘Borderland’

Finland’s finest unleash an album that’s equal parts beauty and brutality — and THE MAESTRO says it’s flawless. Man, oh man — this new AMORPHIS...

Kittie Release ‘Spit XXV EP’ Celebrating 25 Years of a Breakthrough Classic

Canadian heavy music pioneers Kittie mark 25 years of their groundbreaking debut with today’s release of the Spit XXV EP via Sumerian Records. Produced...

‘Wicked: For Good’ Soundtrack Lands Nov. 21 Alongside the Film

Republic Records and Verve Records announced today that Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack will be released Nov. 21, the same day Universal Pictures’...

From Buffet to Blood: VITTRA Feast on ‘Intense Indifference’

Hi there, may I take your order? You want something that’ll bloody your head up, down, and sideways? Stay put — I’ve got just...

LED ZEPPELIN’s ‘Houses of the Holy’: The Album That Defined an Era

Let’s take a ride back to 1987 by way of 1973. In 1987, I got my first CD player. I had saved up, and...

MOB RULES’ ‘Rise of the Ruler’ Strikes Hard, Hits Fast

I’ve been a MOB RULES fan since their 2018 effort Beast Reborn. When this one hit, I was still walking the track at the...

WARMEN’s ‘Band of Brothers’ Is an Exercise in Fire and Fury

WARMEN returns with their second album, Band of Brothers (out now via Reaper Entertainment). For those not up to speed: out of the ashes...

1985’s Riot Still Rages: KISS’s ‘Asylum’ Revisited

Revisiting this classic on its 40th anniversary, Gene, Paul, and the band unleash riffs and hooks that still cut like a razor decades later. Oh,...

THREE DAYS GRACE Hits Hard and Heartfelt on ‘ALIENATION’

Like many people, my first exposure to THREE DAYS GRACE came with their breakout hit, “I Hate Everything About You.” The debut album never did much...

Halestorm’s ‘Everest’: Peaks, Valleys, and a Few Loose Rocks

I’ve been on the Halestorm train for almost two decades now. Back when I was just starting my rock-writing journey, they were one of...

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