Released in 1986, the nine unspeakably violent songs of Pleasure To Kill were a revelation. Part of this was due to the treatment applied to the songs by Kreator’s first professional producer ...

Bristol was the epicentre of trip-hop cool for much of the Nineties (and will be so again if Massive Attack ever release another album). Oxford shrugged off its gowns and mortarboards to give the ...

Image courtesy of Sodom / Provided by Atom Splitter PR with permission. Sodom, one of Germany’s most well-respected thrash ...

The Cure reimagines a lost world. Mary Halvorson demonstrates why she's a MacArthur genius. WRTI's Nate Chinen joins Stephen Thompson to share their favorite albums out June 13.

REO Speedwagon's highest-charting album to date at No. 74, This Time We Mean It found the group experimenting a bit more with their approach. That should have been a welcome development since they ...

Grammys to split country album into two categories and revive album cover field Next year’s Grammy Awards will include a new country category, among other changes.

A Scottish women’s charity said Carpenter’s new album cover evokes “tired tropes” of women being “possessions,” while fans have defended her cover as satirical commentary on sexism.

Charli XCX’s Brat, arguably the most impactful album artwork in recent memory, took home the Grammy earlier this year for Best Recording Package. That category recognizes the album cover design ...

But once the album was released in August 1987, it became their biggest seller and a benchmark for rock music's new link to technology. Producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange polished the songs to ...

It’s officially the Summer of Sabrina (again). One week after returning with “ Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter has announced the new album Man’s Best Friend, out Aug. 29 via Island Records.

Between the Buried and Me announced a new album titled 'The Blue Nowhere,' which marks their first without Dustie Waring in 20 years.

Sabrina Carpenter has announced a new album called, “Man’s Best Friend,” due out Aug. 29. The Grammy winner revealed these details on Wednesday morning during an Instagram Live where she was ...