Black and Blue is the first single from hard rock band Brand New Sin off their second full-length studio album Recipe for Disaster. Released in mid-2005, the song is about 3 minutes and 16 seconds in length and is characterized by the conventional hard rock sounds. The music label also released a promotional music video, which features band members performing in front of assorted floodlights.

The controversial song ‘Shout at The Devil’ is one of the most popular tracks by heavy metal band Motley Crue. Released in 1983 in their album of the same name, the song raised a lot of eyebrows for its supposedly satanic tone that allegedly focused on devil worship. Written by the band’s bassist Nikki Sixx, who vehemently denied any claims of Satanism as possible influences…

Mother is a popular song from heavy metal band Danzig’s eponymous debut album, released in 1988. Its lyrical content was acclaimed by critics and metal fans alike, being focused on the particular behaviour of protective parents trying to screen their kids from heavy metal music – which had been supposedly exposing the harsh reality of the contemporary age.

Lunatic Fringe was a single released in 1981 off the second studio album “As Far As Siam” by the Canadian rock band Red Rider. Peaking at #16 on the Canadian charts, the song is often quoted as the band’s most famous till date. Its lyrical content focuses on the disturbing rise in anti-Semtic behaviour in the 70’s, inspired by a book that guitarist Tom Cochrane had read.

Ladies and Gentlemen is the lead single off hard rock band Saliva’s fifth album named ‘Blood Stained Love Story’. The song was one of the more popular songs off the album, charting at #2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and doing quite well on the Modern Rock Tracks (#25) too. The video mainly features Josey Scott singing along…

‘I’m Shipping Up to Boston’ is a song originally written by folk artist Woody Guthrie, and covered by Dropkick Murphys, the most prominent of Celtic punk bands for their album The Warrior’s Code. Released as a single in 2005, its catchy tune and folk-induced guitar riffs instantly became a hit among the radio audience, peaking at #36 on iTunes download charts.

The opening track of “Let It Bleed”, the 1969 album by legendary rock and roll band The Rolling Stones, Gimme Shelter had equal contributions from both Mick Jagger as well as guitarist Keith Richards. Beginning with rhythm guitars by Richards, it is led into Jagger’s swaggering vocals. A mid-tempo rocker, the song was based upon the turbulent political and social times…

Released on March 22, 1981 as the title track of Australian hard rock band AC/ DC’s “For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)”, it became famous among the fans for numerous reasons. Apart from incorporating cannon fire for the first time in any AC/ DC song, its lyrical content and title also made news as inspired from the ancient Roman Gladiator Salute!

Originally composed by Bob Seger, ‘Turn the Page’ was covered by the hard rock band Metallica as the lead single off their 1998 album, Garage Inc. The song received overwhelming critical acclaim, along with great commercial success, charting at the top of the billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and retaining its position for 11 weeks straight.

Performed by the prominent hardcore punk band Icepick, Onward to Victory is one of their major songs from their 2006 album Epiphany. The band had been founded in 1996, with their debut album coming out 10 years later! However, the album received positive reviews from critics, and the song was well received too.