Metal playlists from the underground
Dream Theater is a progressive metal band from Long Island that has been ripping it up since the late 1980s. They are the cream of the crop and the kings of their genre. Here are 10 essential Dream Theater tracks that span their impressive catalog. These are basically the gateway tracks into becoming a full […]
Kiss is a hard rock band from New York that has been active since the early 1970s. They are the original monsters of rock and the originators of the gigantic stage show. They proved that it does not take great musicianship to be a successful or powerful rock band. The ultimate and truest Kiss lineup […]
Judas Priest is a pioneering heavy metal band from England that formed in the early 70s. The heavy metal look originated with Priest and to this day, there is no band that is more metal. The group recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of the legendary British Steel record with a reissue and world tour. However, […]
Iron Maiden is a heavy metal band from England that has been active since the late 1970s. This is the band that pioneered the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement that exploded worldwide in the early 1980s. Maiden is still releasing solid material to this day, the most recent evidence being 2010’s The Final […]
Led Zeppelin is a legendary hard rock band from England that dominated the world of rock in the 1970s. The band featured Robert Plant on vocals, Jimmy Paige on guitar, John Paul Jones on bass, and John Bonham on the drums. Here are Top 10 awesome and essential Zeppelin tunes that rule the airwaves to […]
“Weird Al” Yankovic is an American who happens to be a genius comedy song writer and parodist. He is an extremely talented musician that can sing any type of music or turn any music into a badass polka. Weird Al has been actively releasing material since the early 1980s and continues to be a very […]
The Ramones are the greatest punk rock band ever and they are from New York! Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, and Tommy started rocking out Forest Hills, Queens in the mid 70s and produced perhaps the rawest and truest sound of all time. Here are ten classic Ramones tracks: 1. “Rockaway Beach” Rocket To Russia (1977) 2. “Blitzkrieg […]
Anthrax is an American thrash metal band from New York. They have been active since the early 1980s and are considered a highly influential metal band. Anthrax makes up one quarter of the Big Four of Thrash Metal; Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth are the other three thrash titans. Even though John Bush is a sick […]
AC/DC is the greatest hard rock band of all time…yeah, I said it again—for the second day in a row—and I mean it. This Australian war horse has been a mighty force in rock and roll since 1975 when Bon Scott and Angus Young began their assault of the planet. Since Bon and Brian Johnson […]
AC/DC is the greatest hard rock band of all time…yeah, I just said that and I mean it. This Australian war horse has been a mighty force in rock and roll since 1975 when Bon Scott and Angus Young began their assault of the planet. Since Bon and Brian Johnson are both ridiculously awesome, it […]