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"If AOR fans want a long-lost cult-classic, Night Of The Crime most certainly fits the bill." The story of Icon's stunning melodic metal masterpiece

They came from the desert, and they rocked

Louder · Aug 7

The Best All-in-One ETFs to Keep Your Investment Portfolio Simple

The best all-in-one ETFs are diversified funds that can simplify investing with a single low-cost holding.

Kiplinger · Jul 10

Ignore the Financial Influencers Pushing a ‘Trifecta’ ETF Strategy. Manage Risk and Volatility with 1 of These Savvy Funds Instead.

Investors naturally want simplicity. But in a world of rising inflation, geopolitical turmoil, and a stock market fueled by pandemic-era liquidity, asset allocation and time allocation are more closely linked than ever.

Barchart · Jun 14

"The 80s were our most successful period, but soulless, shallower, and less musically rewarding": How Heart made their rock'n'roll dreams come true and the price they paid

How "Little Led Zeppelin" became global stars and carved out a place for women in rock along the way

Louder · Sep 24, 2025

“I don’t worry about labels and I’ve ended up in the premier prog band of all time. If I’d listened to haters I’d have stopped after my first record”: Billy Sherwood’s journey to Yes started with the wayward World Trade

By the time he reunited his 80s group for third album Unify, he’d replaced Chris Squire and started fronting Asia. None of it would have happened without Toto and Gentle Giant

Louder · Jun 25, 2025

A beginner's guide to 70s AOR in 10 essential albums

AOR might have come truly blossoming into platinum-tinged life in the 1980s, but the genre had been holding lighters aloft and weeping in its beer in the 1970s. These are the best albums

Louder · Jun 4, 2025

"If you ever forget what 1984 sounded like, well, it sounded like Frank Stallone. And it still does": That time Sylvester Stallone's brother almost became a rock star

Every song on Frank Stallone's self-titled debut album is an AOR throatpunch with a credit roll

Louder · Dec 18, 2024

“I’d overslept and didn’t make the march... I was annoyed at myself and that’s where the idea for You’re the Voice came from. If you want to do something you have to go out and do it yourself”

How missing a demo inspired a protest anthem

MusicRadar · Aug 27, 2024

The Night Ranger albums you should definitely own

Still going strong after more than 40 years, AOR cult crew Night Ranger have sold millions of albums on the back of some all-time classic songs

Louder · Feb 6, 2024

The 40 best AOR vocalists of all time

Celebrating the finest, most velvet-throated singers to ever belt out a power ballad

Louder · Jan 31, 2024