The Cure

Before alternative became mainstream, college rock was holding it down for the left of the dial bands. Look back at the best albums of the college rock era.

You may have had to turn left of center of the dial to hear these songs in 1985, but they've left their mark on the decade.

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

Loudwire recaps the best rock and metal songs that came out in 2024. How many of your favorites are on the list?

Loudwire recaps the very best rock and metal albums of 2024.

Rock and metal dominated the list.

Before alternative went mainstream, college radio stations was where you typically found the interesting new bands. Here are the songs that defined the era.

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.

From the '70s and '80s to modern day, alt-rock has put interesting bands on the concert stage.

That's at least half a decade.

Can you believe there are this many?

The lead vocalist stands alone.