Any musician involved in the most extreme forms of musical expression owes their existence and career to Black Flag. Beginning as a fairly standard-issue late ‘70s punk-rock band, sub-Ramones variety, ...

Last month, we asked our readers to tell us the best albums of 2026 so far. Their answers went long, spanning everything from Static Dress ’ injury episode to Tigers Jaw ’s Lost on You to Evanescence ...

Done right, reunions can be a satisfying and life-changing event, giving fans a chance to live out their wildest dreams. Just look at My Chemical Romance ’s comeback shows, which escalated to a ...

TOBIAS FORGE IS CONCERNED. It’s Valentine’s Day in Pittsburgh, where Ghost are halfway through their co-headline tour with Volbeat, but the only love the Swedish mastermind is pining for is that of ...

In her approach to almost everything, Ecca Vandal takes the idiosyncratic path. In spite of budget constraints, and with no one holding her hand, she’s tossed aside the tired map of how things should ...

To horror fans, these names are sacred: Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers and Leatherface. They’re the cinematic slashers who replaced Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster and the Wolfman in ...

The genre affectionately known as emo started out as a wave of internalized rage bubbling under the surface of Washington, D.C.’s Revolution Summer in the mid-’80s. Within three decades, it had ...

Frischmann left in 1991, after she and Anderson broke up, leaving all guitar work to teenage whiz-kid Bernard Butler. She started her next band, Elastica, with brief Suede drummer Justin Welch. Her ...

Clipse, John Legend, Voices of Fire, Pusha T & Malice – “The Birds Don’t Sing” ...

For as long as music has existed, artists have been inspiring other artists. Right here within our own beloved scene, we’ve witnessed many examples of newer-era bands drawing inspiration from the OGs.

Hardcore, when it first hit punk rock as the ‘70s gave way to the ‘80s, was intended as a corrective. The scene was in danger of being tamed into new-wave niceness, as the best remaining early bands ...

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Alternative Press, we’re diving into our archive and unearthing past cover stories that represent milestone moments across the brand’s history. To kick things off, ...