HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Linkin Park
Tasked with piecing together LINKIN PARK’s first greatest hits album, Papercuts, band leader Mike Shinoda described the process as “a
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Heavy Music History
HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Kurt Cobain
“The lead-singer of American grunge rock band NIRVANA, Kurt Cobain, has been found dead in his Seattle home,” reported the
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Imaginary Enemy – The Used
Released back in 2014, Imaginary Enemy is THE USED’s most politically-charged piece, and the first album that saw the band’s
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: All You Can Eat – Steel Panther
Hold on to your pearls Mrs Lovejoy, we’re going on the prowl. Not with the STEEL PANTHER record which was
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Tears On Tape – HIM
In response to the prevalence of knuckleheaded nu metal at the turn of the century, with its sportswear aesthetic and
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Broken Crown Halo – Lacuna Coil
LACUNA COIL‘s Broken Crown Halo made a statement of evolution. For fans, it was a highly anticipated release that followed
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: The Division Bell – Pink Floyd
It’s early 1993. On the banks of the River Thames, on a converted grandboat named Astoria, three men convene to
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Approaching Normal – Blue October
Following an album like Foiled (2006) is no easy feat. BLUE OCTOBER rose to new levels of popularity with their
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Dookie – Green Day
LADY GAGA once told NME GREEN DAY’s Dookie (1994) was the first album she ever bought; “I just wanted to lick
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Get Your Wings – Aerosmith
In the aftermath of a cold reception to their self-titled debut album in 1973, AEROSMITH found themselves in a troublesome
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