Hard rock fans argue endlessly about rankings, but a smaller, more demanding category cuts through the noise: albums that never require the skip button. These are records where sequencing, songwriting ...

The 15 best hard rock and metal albums of 2025 comprise a combination of seasoned veterans still swinging for the fences, underground lifers and young heat-seekers who embrace the classic rock ethos.

Take a walk down memory lane — and try to quell your disbelief — with the following list of 40 classic rock and metal albums turning 40 in 2026. Nineteen eighty-six was a great time to be an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The blockbuster nearly reenters the top 10 on the ranking of the ...

There was no avoiding this one. Few hard rock fans would say that Led Zeppelin IV isn’t the band’s greatest release. And it’s hard to argue with that notion. Just about every song on this album is ...