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It’s comeback complete for Staind. The hard rock band that broke through with its post-grunge sound in the early 2000s, went on hiatus in 2012 with singer Aaron Lewis declaring, two years later, that ...

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See The FADER's top 50 songs of 2024. Every album on our year-end list has a fearlessness about it. Over and over this year, while the world raged outside, our favorite musicians ventured into new ...

It's been about 70 years since electric guitar became the dominant instrument of popular music — a role it held for many generations, until it finally took a backseat in the past decade or two. This ...

Finding the perfect songs to showcase your vocal range can be challenging as a baritone. You want to impress your audience with your rich, smooth voice, but not all songs are suited for your vocal ...