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There are so many exciting prog albums on the horizon in 2026!

These bands didn’t set out to invent subgenres, but subgenres followed nonetheless!

Feeling old yet? Don't worry, these albums will keep you young.

These bands got the "full speed or nothing" memo.

Don't play these 13 metal songs in front of your family on Christmas (unless you really want them to leave).

A beloved Michigan ice rink just beat out the rest of the country. See why voters named it the best skating rink in America.

Get ready for a beatdown! These are 2025's best hardcore and metalcore albums.

As you might expect, several of them are side-long suites!

At least nine rock and metal bands have removed their music from Spotify. And it's not just about how much they are getting compensated by the company either.

It was a great, wide-ranging year for hard rock music and here we rank the best rock albums of 2025.

Metal is in a healthy place as we enter the back half of the 2020s.

From friendly grand farewell tours to arguments among members who couldn't go on any longer, here is a look at the rock and metal bands that broke up or decided to retire from the road in 2025.