We looked at every album by the 'Big 4' of grunge — Alice In Chains, Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam — and picked the best song off each.

Rock, grunge, pop-punk, alternative, metal, Brit-rock, funk rock, ska punk and more populated the airwaves in 1996.

The '90s produced some of alt-rock's most memorable and defining ballads. These 11 songs showcase the genre at its most emotional and introspective.

It was a year with grunge on the way out and nu-metal's explosion about a year away. Let's look at the transitional year of rock and metal albums from 1996.

"The records that they made . . . were f--king brilliant," the Alice in Chains guitarist/vocalist says of the legendary grunge group.

With the year coming a close, we're thankful for Warped Tour, the Osbourne family, My Chemical Romance, Rush and Soundgarden.

At their concert on Sunday night, the sisters paid tribute to their fellow Seattle-born band, who were recently inducted.

You've sung along likely hundreds of times, but were you paying attention to the lyrics?

Grunge is generally a fusion of classic rock, punk rock and heavy metal, but these artists experimented with psychedelic textures too.

Chris Cornell's youngest daughter Toni Cornell reflected on Soundgarden's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in a post on social media.