In October 1979, US rock magazine Creem published a cover feature asking the provocative question ‘Is Heavy Metal Dead?’, and concluded that the writing was on the wall for the genre. Their judgment ...

It’s not surprising that one of The Beatles’ best songwriters is on our list of 1980s rock albums that were ahead of their time. McCartney didn’t have the easiest time in the 1970s, as he was ...

The 1980s was a singular era in rock and roll. The decade ushered in the advent—and renaissance—of a number of genres, including post-punk, heavy metal, dance rock, and thrash metal. Even the hard and ...

This album was Judas Priest's first top 40 album in the U.S.

The 1980s often get overlooked when it comes to discussions about the greatest eras in country music despite boasting a laundry list of classic albums. Some fans champion the 1990s as the genre’s best ...

The 1980s were a golden era for album sales with rock music thriving at the forefront. In this feature, we've found 25 big rock bands who had their biggest selling album in the '80s and then taken a ...

Simply put, Rush were on fire as the decade turned to the 1980s. But in this week's Chuck's Fight Club on the Loudwire Nights radio show, we want to know which you think is the better Rush album — ...

Paul Stanley is not a huge fan of the KISS album Unmasked. The legendary singer and guitarist singled out the 1980 album as his least favorite from the band—right down to the cover. In a February 2026 ...

People of a certain age will tell you that everything peaked in the 1980s. To them, in an era before the internet and social media separated everyone, this decade was when America was about joy and ...

After the hardcore punk boom of the late 1970s, the genre started evolving into various little offshoots. Influenced by everything from pop to funk to early industrial heavy metal, post-punk became a ...

We all have a special connection to the music of our youth, but what about the tunes that filled the air before our earliest memories? Take a trip back in time and explore the top Billboard albums ...

Test your '80s music knowledge! That decade exploded with legendary albums, each boasting cover art as iconic as the hits within. Can you identify these classics from their album covers alone? From ...