W.A.S.P.

Some were relegated to B-sides; others became career-defining hits.

"It's not going to be your typical rock and roll book," the W.A.S.P. mastermind tells UCR.

Jimmy Eat World, Taking Back Sunday, The Hu and The Black Keys lead this week's new tour announcements.

"Playing those songs from those first four albums in a combined package like this is something we've never attempted before," Blackie Lawless said in a statement.

The genre was more than hits and filler.

Many of the scene's biggest bands caught lightning in a bottle on their first try.

Some drummers want options when onstage while others strive to be as precise as possible when it comes to recreating studio recordings. Here are 13 drummers who perform with massive drum kits.

Frontman went full MAGA as he lamented modern-day censorship and claimed he was willing to die for his country.

They were starting in their various forms in 1984. Some had Rock Hall careers, others were hot for a moment.

"If they're crazy enough to believe it, that's their business," the W.A.S.P. frontman tells UCR, regarding the continued questions about whether or not the band is playing live.