Michael Christopher

Nine Inch Nails and Metallica helped the festival push past bad weather and lineup changes.

A post-Grammys surge helped Adele's '21' block Van Halen's 'A Different Kind of Truth' from the top spot.

Band reconnected with David Lee Roth for the single, but things did not sail along smoothly.

Band's 1991 breakthrough LP linked Black Sabbath and the upcoming grunge revolution.

Shock-rock legend mounted '80s comeback with ninth solo LP.

Maybe the company never thought their memo would gain such wide traction, or maybe it never existed in the first place.

Rewritten track was dubbed “God Gave Rock ‘n’ Roll to You II.”

First single from band's 10th album marked return after long break.

The iconic track bares a resemblance to at least two other songs.

Song marked the first time James Hetfield was challenged on his lyrics.

First single from 'For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge' arrived with some new six-string tricks up its sleeve.

Former Led Zeppelin guitarist played with two Lake Tahoe bar bands while in the area working on 'Coverdale-Page' album.