Here are nine bands that have literally rocked my world.

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The cover showcases GWAR's ability to honor source material while making it unmistakably their own. When Blöthar hits the ...

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In a genre dominated by young and angry men, this English band was led by a mother of two who screamed about being ...

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band knew John Denver had a hit on his hands when he first played it for them backstage in the early 1970s.

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