Jordan Blum is a former Features Editor at PopMatters and a contributor to Kerrang!, Consequence, PROG, WhatCulture, Metal Injection, Record Collector, and more. He's written books about Jethro Tull, Opeth, and Dream Theater. In his spare time, he likes to yell at strangers about how much Genesis sucked in the '80s.
Jordan Blum
The Five Heaviest Prog Rock Bands of All Time
King Crimson is the obvious choice, but what about the other four?!
The Best Pop Song by 10 Classic Prog Rock Bands
Prog going pop wasn't ALWAYS bad, right?
The Best Non-‘Epic’ Song by 10 Classic Prog Rock Bands
These tracks don’t need extreme lengths to be exceptional!
The History of Rush in 10 Songs
Giving the limelight to the iconic Canadian prog rock trio!
The Most Underrated Albums by 30 Big Rock + Metal Bands
Let's dig past the classics!
The Heaviest Song by 10 Big ’60s Rock Bands
Fierce tracks that arrived around the dawn of heavy metal!
10 Rockers Who Legally Adopted Their Stage Names
You may recognize Vincent Furnier, Frank Ferrana and others by more popular names.
12 Rockers You Maybe Didn’t Know Go By Their Middle Name
They were fooling us this whole time?!
Kirk Hammett Names the Surprising Guitarist Who Influenced Metallica’s ‘Kill ‘Em All’
In fact, his 'licks' appear 'throughout' Metallica's debut LP.
Why Do Guns N’ Roses Play Three-and-a-Half-Hour Concerts? Duff McKagan Weighs in
'Don't get me wrong – my body would love it if we only played two and a half hours.'
Why Geddy Lee Had to ‘Tread Carefully’ When Writing About Neil Peart
'I had to be discreet, but honest about my perspective.'
Robert Trujillo Reveals Metallica’s ‘Weird’ Pre-Show Workout Routine
'It sounds pretty . . . strange, but it actually works really well for the type of performance we do.'