‘Black Sabbath’ was released 55 years ago this month, and I’m still struck by what a defining moment this was in rock.

Fred Phillips’ Best of 2024 list of metal and hard rock songs includes Alestorm, Ratt, Armored Saint, Zeal & Ardor and others.

Cody Jinks, Blackberry Smoke and Jamey Johnson headline Fred Phillips’ Best of 2024 country and southern rock releases.

Fred Phillips’ look back at the Best of 2024 in metal and hard rock includes albums from Judas Priest, Bruce Dickinson, Kittie, Sebastian Bach and others.

Released 50 years ago today, Queen’s ‘Sheer Heart Attack’ featured a track that was nearly a decade before its time.

After a few albums that felt too polished, Blackberry Smoke’s more organic ‘Be Right Here’ arrives as a companion to their masterpiece ‘The Whippoorwill.’

Released 30 years ago, ‘Motley Crue’ is actually their heaviest and most mature record – mature, of course, being a relative term.

Bobaflex, Sophie Lloyd, Steel Woods, Doro and Rob Halford also find a home on Fred Phillips’ list of best 2023 songs.

Nita Strauss, Extreme, Overkill, Winger and Ad Infinitum are among the others who appear on Fred Phillips’ Best of 2023 hard rock and metal albums list.

Issued 35 years ago today, ‘No Rest for the Wicked’ ranks with ‘Blizzard of Ozz’ and ‘Diary of a Madman’ when discussing Ozzy Osbourne’s top solo records.