Music history is littered with close calls. Songs that nearly died in a drawer, were almost erased from a tape, or were flat-out rejected by the very people paid to recognize genius.It's honestly a ...

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From The Melvins to Slint, discover the unsung architects of rock whose records sold poorly but started a revolution ...

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Written under label pressure, Escape became the one Ride the Lightning song Metallica only played live once.

"Don't Fear the Reaper" is Blue Oyster Cult's most successful song, peaking at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has ...

Guns N’ Roses sees Greatest Hits return to several major Billboard charts as the band promotes "Nothin’," which rises to a ...

The Smashing Pumpkins unique sound and cemented their status as alternative rock legends, from Mayonaise to Today and 1979.

Hart's unveiling has put an end to months of speculation, and comes accompanied by a ferocious, anthemic new Arch Enemy track ...

“Black Sabbath” was written by all four Black Sabbath bandmates, but it was inspired when they were known by the name Earth. Butler, the band’s bass player, told Rolling Stone that he had a nightmare ...

The writer of Alone, Eternal Flame, Like A Virgin and countless other hit songs has passed ...