Original Features

It was a year with grunge on the way out and nu-metal's explosion about a year away. Let's look at the transitional year of rock and metal albums from 1996.

They survived the grunge era to become one of the great rock 'n' roll bands of the new century.

Punk, grunge, nu-metal, funk rock and more made it a truly eclectic time to be a rock music fan.

'Ten' will always be a quintessential '90s album for the time and place it was released, but is it REALLY the best Pearl Jam album? This writer thinks not.

Loudwire's writers recap the best rock albums of the year. See which of your favorites are here!

The best of the best, year after year. The rock world has evolved quite a bit from 1970.

Two name artists, one great pairing. We take a look at some of the collabs that worked well throughout the '90s.

Some songs have staying power while others are very much of the moment. How many of these largely forgotten 1994 rock radio hits do you still remember?

See how we ranked Pearl Jam's studio albums from worst to best.

From grunge to nu-metal, pop-punk to Brit-rock and all the alternative stuff around it, the '90s were a great period for rock music.