Who doesn’t love a little bit of alternative rock with their heavy metal? There are some seriously great alternative metal efforts out there, but the following five records really pulled the two ...

1960s self-titled rock album The Velvet Underground & Nico is groundbreaking and extremely influential to alternative rock ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Cage the Elephant’s “Metaverse” hits No. 1 on the Alternative ...

Alternative rock bands are diverse and wide-ranging, but they all share a common trait: blending genres. Many grunge bands, for example, combined heavy metal riffs with a punk ethos. Some of the ...

What are the most played songs live of some of your favorite alternative rock bands? Alt-rock has evolved from the '70s and '80s to where it was more secondary in popularity to where it became the ...

Sometimes, it makes me sad to think about all the incredible yet undiscovered bands out there. If you’re like me and wish you could discover some of those underground hidden gems, don’t worry—I've got ...

25 Big Alt-Rock Albums From the '90s Every Record Collector Needs You need these alternative rock classics from the 1990s if you're a true vinyl collector who can't get enough of that decade. The 5 ...

The term “alternative rock” evokes an interesting image. At first thought, one may picture emo teenagers or long-haired rock stars smashing guitars. Yet the alternative rock genre is a far cry from ...

Flashback: 1991 was a perfect storm of metal, alternative rock and grunge that all came together to dominate the music industry. While today's rock seems all but dead in a sea of pop and hip-hop, ...

Over the past few Grammy ceremonies, the Recording Academy has seemingly warmed up to the idea of alternative and rock seeping back into the mainstream again. With Glass Animals, Arlo Parks and ...