Korn impacted pop culture and rock music just as much as Nirvana did. In mere months after the release of Korn’s debut record, playing a 7-string guitar and wearing Adidas tracksuits had become the norm. The band created nu-metal, countless imitators and, best still…
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds have long ago been designated to become an institution of rock music. While it may seem like an odd conclusion to one of modern music’s most challenging bands, there’s no denying that Cave has always produced highly-ranked albums.
Aerosmith, when the dust of history has settled, may go down as the ultimate American rock band. Yes, plenty of groups drank from the same wellspring of inspiration. But there’s just something unique about the quintet’s chemistry that makes their albums some of…
U2 Albums Ranked: Under a Blood Red Sky
June 12, 2023
U2 saw filled arenas and hit singles, whereas other groups saw three-chord punk just as a way to play their local bar on a Saturday night. Their ambition was infectious. U2’s albums are consistently ranked as some of the best ever made.
Critics loved them. Most…
Industrial rock artists looked at trained, competent musicians in the same way that paleontologists look at dinosaur fossils. These avant-garde artists dragged music kicking and screaming into a new era of experimentation. That’s why their records are ranked as some of…
Industrial metal added a new layer of heaviness to the rock formats of the 1980s. The best industrial metal albums often feature harsh guitar tones, robotic rhythms, and post-apocalyptic doom & gloom feel about them. Boy, they’re great!
Many industrial metal…
Van Halen had one collective talent above anything else. They could make themselves unavoidable. Whether it was through Eddie van Halen’s guitar playing or David Lee Roth’s showmanship, this heavy metal band could not be ignored.
Today I’m pitting…
Ramones is the most important punk-rock band of all time: sorry, Sex Pistols, and The Clash. The Ramones’ albums are ranked as some of the finest music that the punk genre has to offer.
At their best, The Ramones made it all seem so easy. Perhaps it was because…
Red Hot Chili Peppers are a band familiar to millions, and by extension, so is their logo. But how does a band acquire such an iconic visual representation of their brand?
Today we’re taking a look at one of the most often seen and most rarely discussed visual…