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The singer of a band tends to be the focal point, but in these bands, the real leader behind the scenes is someone other than the vocalist.

If you're just getting started as a vinyl collector, you'll want to make sure you've got these essentials from the 1970s in your collection.

Wolfgang Van Halen shares a photo with his father and a brief but heartfelt message on the fifth anniversary of Eddie Van Halen's death.

Looking back at the best album among some of the biggest Gen X dad rock bands.

The '80s brought us a lot of innovation and you can see the rock world shifting through each year of the decade.

Everyone has to start somewhere. But in these cases, an already established band helped to get another big band's career started on the right foot.

We recently tracked down the setlists from 21 big hard rock and metal bands' final shows to look back at how they went out.

Some drummers want options when onstage while others strive to be as precise as possible when it comes to recreating studio recordings. Here are 13 drummers who perform with massive drum kits.

Sammy Hagar points to a soured past business venture with his Cabo Wabo tequila brand that led to the harsh feelings.

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett named Van Halen's self-titled debut as an album that 'everyone in the world should own.'

Soundtracks of the 1990s were big business, helping to promote films. But how many hit soundtrack songs can you still tie to the movies they were featured in?

Do you know your ABCs of Rock? We hope so as there are well known rock bands for every single letter of the alphabet.