Let’s be real. This wouldn’t be a list of incredible instrumental rock music moments without mentioning the 1976 song “Eruption” by Van Halen. Eddie Van Halen was the OG guitar hero in many respects, ...

Now considered by many as one of the most defining experimental and instrumental rock albums of all time – “Millions Now LIVING WILL NEVER DIE” took its name from a phrase used by the Jehovah’s ...

The Rolling Stones are known for plenty of incredible songs, but nothing quite beats the instrumental introduction to the 1969 hit song “Gimme Shelter”. It’s one of the most instantly recognizable ...

Few musical styles carry such enduring and hoary cliches as instrumental rock. The term may bring to mind Woodstock-era prog-rock groups like Emerson, Lake and Palmer and Yes charging off on extended ...

Sometimes bands really do get it right with a name that truly reflects the nature of its music. It was a dazzling display of fireworks following the band’s first-ever gig that spawned the name ...

Woodenhead's Jimmy Robinson, left, Fran Comiskey, Mark Whitaker and Paul Clement. The band celebrates its 40th anniversary at Tipitina's on April 2, 2015. After 40 years as a band, onstage ...

It’s an emotional rock ballad that perfectly suits the transition into autumn ... Always (2025),” the band’s first instrumental single “The Young Wave,” and a bubbly summer love song “Ideal Type.” “It ...

The Chicago band Pelican came upon its instrumental sound in a bit of serendipity, when its members couldn't find a lead singer equal to the power and depth of their songs' melodies and arrangements.

After getting tired of working in oil fields, Matt Thornton moved from Lubbock, Texas, to Denver about six years ago to expand his musical horizons. While Thornton played drums in some projects, ...