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Nine Inch Nails Albums Ranked
Industrial rock powerhouse helped change the alternative landscape in the '90s and has continued to move forward ever since.

The Best Non-‘Epic’ Song by 11 Big Prog Metal Bands
Shorter prog metal classics that still satisfy!

The Best 'Epic' Song by 11 Big Prog Metal Bands
These prog metal masterpieces will take you on quite the journey!

31 Essential Rock + Metal Albums Turning 30 in 2025
Grunge was going strong, but it wasn't the only game in town in 1995. How many of these albums from 30 years ago do you remember?

31 Essential Rock + Metal Albums Turning 20 in 2025
Two decades down. Do these 2005 albums still hold up as some of your favorites from that era?

31 Essential Rock + Metal Albums Turning 10 in 2025
Just like that, a decade has gone by in a flash. Do you remember these essential albums of 2015?

The 11 Best Rock Albums of 2024 Ranked
Loudwire's writers recap the best rock albums of the year. See which of your favorites are here!

The Best Hard Rock Album of Each Year Since 1970
The best of the best, year after year. The rock world has evolved quite a bit from 1970.

The 'Big 4' of '90s Guitarists
The guitarists of the '90s may not have gotten the hype of past decades, but they put in some impressive work nonetheless.

19 Best 1980s Rock + Metal Collaborations
The '80s were filled with artists finding ways to pair up and breaking down genre barriers in the process.