Here are the 11 best progressive rock albums from the 1980s (ranked)! In general, the 1980s were not kind to progressive rock, as the genre largely lessened in commercial viability and ...

Lex Williams is a music writer and film critic, who shares her time between North Carolina and New York City. From a young age, Lex has always had a passion for arts in all its forms, having worked in ...

Our list of nine great '80s hard rock bands that weren't hair metal is a reminder that the decade had plenty of movers and shakers outside of the glammed-up Sunset Strip scene. Some bands initially ...

The '80s had main-character energy. Say what you will about the music but everyone looked the part. Well, for a while, anyway. Despite its reputation for over-the-top production values, over-the-top ...

As anybody who turned on the radio or watched MTV in the late '80s will remember, the music from Def Leppard's ...

Whoa, we're halfway there—and then some! Bon Jovi's 1986 masterpiece "Slippery When Wet" is proving that great rock' n' roll never dies; it just finds a new way to roar back into the spotlight. Nearly ...

When you picture the sound of the '80s and go through the greatest hits of the decade, you are undoubtedly going to think of Foreigner. The recent Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame inductees cemented their ...

The Cure is booked and busy with exciting plans for 2026. The iconic rock band just dropped a major announcement, hinting at more shows for the year ahead. In an Instagram post, the “Boys Don’t Cry” ...