As much as we love celebrating milestone anniversaries and examining the past, it’s just as important to look forward. Like last year, we spent time compiling the most exciting rising artists that are ...

Post-hardcore broke out as a movement in a huge way during the first decade of the 2000s while shaping how people view the genre today. Countless others had pioneered the genre throughout the ’80s and ...

Heavy metal is most often viewed as a Westernized genre of music. While bands such as Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden get their fair share of credit for creating the genre, others in ...

Alternative Press teamed up with Rise Against for exclusive vinyl of Ricochet, limited to 500 copies. Head to the AP Shop to grab yours. Formed in 1999 from the ashes of snarling rock band 88 Fingers ...

As with all of our other lists quantifying the greatest musicians in punk-rock history, it’s a fairly daunting task. On the surface, this is a back-to-basics musical style. Instrumental flash isn’t a ...

The Velvet Underground & Nico also contained tender ballads of great beauty—“Sunday Morning,” “All Tomorrow’s Parties,” “Femme Fatale.” All chimed like a gothic cathedral. Future albums concentrated ...

Emo (noun): a hotly contested music genre where bands and fans alike refuse to agree on who qualifies for a place in the rankings for all eternity, where no band admits to falling into the criteria of ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

No doubt aware of the gravity of the moment, returning co-founder Tom DeLonge marked the occasion by amending the end of the classic Enema of the State track’s first verse during Weekend 1 of the ...

Pop punk began to rapidly gain traction in the early 2000s, landing impressive spots on mainstream charts that propelled the success of the genre today. This transformative period uncovered legendary ...