Throughout the history of rock music, pioneers in various forms paved the way for others to build upon the foundations they laid to grow the genre. In many cases, rockers took songs recorded by other artists and gave the songs their own spin, to varying degrees of success. RELATED: Ranking Every Song by Guns N’ […]
Hair metal as a rock sub-genre dominated the 1980s, as its pop-like sound paired perfectly with the rapid commercialization of the music industry during the decade. While many hair metal bands remain pillars of rock music as a whole to this day, several bands and great songs have seemingly been forgotten by the passage of […]
The debate of “who’s the best frontman” in rock is seemingly never ending. As the genre evolved throughout the late 20th century, several sub genres splintered off and rose to prominence, including “hair metal,” was all the rage in the ’80s. Throwing their hat into the ring, Ultimate Classic Rock released their list, the Top […]
John Sykes, a guitarist who played for Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, is dead at 65. He died Monday “after a hard fought battle with cancer,” according to a statement from his website. “It is with great sorrow we share that John Sykes has passed away after a hard fought battle with cancer,” the statement said. […]