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Alternative metal
Alternative metal (alt-metal): heavy metal fused with alternative rock and outside influences like funk, rap, and industrial. Emerged mid-1980s US with Faith No More, Jane's Addiction, Soundgarden; dominated 1990s metal; spawned nu metal via Korn and Limp Bizkit.
Alvvays
Alvvays (pronounced "always") is a Canadian indie pop band formed 2011 in Charlottetown, PEI, now based in Toronto, led by Molly Rankin of the Rankin Family; albums Alvvays (2014), Antisocialites (2017), Blue Rev (2022).
Aly & AJ
Aly & AJ are sisters Alyson and Amanda Joy Michalka, a pop-rock duo formed in 2004 in Torrance, California, known for the platinum 2007 single "Potential Breakup Song" and later independent albums A Touch of the Beat, With Love From, and Silver Deliverer.
Amble (band)
Amble is an Irish folk trio formed in 2022 by two former teachers and a data scientist, whose debut album Reverie topped the Irish Albums Chart for four weeks.
Ambrosia (band)
Ambrosia, American rock band formed 1970 in Los Angeles by David Pack, Joe Puerta, Christopher North, and Burleigh Drummond; prog-to-soft-rock group behind "How Much I Feel" and "Biggest Part of Me," linked to Alan Parsons, still touring with two original members.
America (band)
America is the London-formed soft rock band of Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek, sons of US Air Force personnel, known for "A Horse with No Name," "Sister Golden Hair," the 1972 Best New Artist Grammy, and continued touring as a duo.
American Authors
American Authors: Brooklyn-based American pop-rock band formed by Berklee classmates Zac Barnett, James Adam Shelley, Dave Rublin, and Matt Sanchez; known for "Best Day of My Life" and the 2014 gold album Oh, What a Life.
American Boychoir School
American Boychoir School, also Columbus Boychoir School, was a non-sectarian residential boys' choir school founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1937, based in Princeton, New Jersey, from 1950, and closed by bankruptcy in August 2017.
American folk music
American folk music: the orally transmitted vernacular song and instrumental traditions of the United States, from Anglo-American ballads and fiddle tunes to African American song, documented since 1928 in the Library of Congress Archive and revived commercially in the mid-twentieth century.
American Football (band)
American Football (band), from Urbana, Illinois, formed 1997; Midwest emo/indie rock act of Mike Kinsella, Steve Holmes, Steve Lamos, later Nate Kinsella. LP1 (1999) is a genre-defining cult record; reunited 2014, LP4 in 2026.
American Jazz Orchestra
American Jazz Orchestra: New York jazz repertory big band (1986-1992) founded by Gary Giddins, Roberta Swann, and John Lewis; debuted at Cooper Union, recorded Ellington and Lunceford tributes, disbanded when funding ran out.
Amyl and the Sniffers
Amyl and the Sniffers, Australian Melbourne punk band formed 2016 by Amy Taylor, Declan Mehrtens, Gus Romer, Bryce Wilson; albums Amyl and the Sniffers (2019), Comfort to Me (2021), Cartoon Darkness (2024).
Anberlin
Anberlin (アンバーリン): American alternative rock band from Winter Haven, Florida, formed 2002, active 2002–2014 and 2018–present; Tooth & Nail then Universal Republic; over 1.5 million U.S. albums sold; now fronted by Matty Mullins with ninth album Currency (2026).
Angels & Airwaves
Angels & Airwaves (AvA) is an American alternative rock band formed in 2005 in San Diego by ex-blink-182 guitarist Tom DeLonge, known for synth-heavy arena rock on six albums from We Don't Need to Whisper (2006) to Lifeforms (2021).
Angine de Poitrine
Angine de Poitrine: anonymous masked Québécois math-rock duo (drummer Klek, guitarist Khn), debut Vol. 1 (2024), 24-TET microtonal double-neck guitar-bass and looping; the French name means angina pectoris, chest pain.
Angus & Julia Stone
Angus & Julia Stone are an Australian sibling folk-indie pop duo formed in Sydney in 2006. Down the Way (2010) hit number one in Australia and won five ARIA Awards; Rick Rubin produced their 2014 reunion album.
Animal Collective
Animal Collective: American experimental pop group of Baltimore County friends Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Geologist, and Deakin; breakthrough 2009 album Merriweather Post Pavilion (ChoruScore 99); albums Feels (2005) and Strawberry Jam (2007) on Domino.
AnnenMayKantereit
AnnenMayKantereit (AMK) is a German indie pop/folk-rock band from Cologne, formed 2011 by Christopher Annen, Henning May, and Severin Kantereit; known for May's deep voice, chart-topping albums, and the Giant Rooks "Tom's Diner" cover.
Anti-Flag
Anti-Flag: Pittsburgh political punk rock band (1988-2023) founded by Justin Sane and Pat Thetic; albums Die for the Government and Lies They Tell Our Children; disbanded July 2023 after sexual assault allegations against Sane.
Antique (band)
Antique, a Swedish-Greek Eurodance duo of Helena Paparizou and Nikos Panagiotidis formed in Gothenburg in 1999, fused Greek pop with Nordic dance beats, took third place at Eurovision 2001 with "(I Would) Die for You", and disbanded in 2003 before later reunions.
Aphrodite's Child
Aphrodite's Child: Greek rock band formed May 1968 in Paris by Vangelis Papathanassiou, Demis Roussos, and Lucas Sideras, with guitarist Silver Koulouris. Hits "Rain and Tears" and "It's Five O'Clock"; final 1972 double concept album 666, based on Revelation, became a progressive rock landmark.
Apollonia 6
Apollonia 6, Prince's all-female trio formed in 1983 from Vanity 6 after Denise Matthews left, with Patricia Kotero (Apollonia), Brenda Bennett, and Susan Moonsie; one 1984 Warner Bros. album, "Sex Shooter" hit, Purple Rain appearance, disbanded 1985.
April Wine
April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in Nova Scotia in late 1969, known for platinum albums and hits like "Roller" and "Just Between You and Me."
Aqua (band)
Aqua: Danish-Norwegian Europop band behind 1997's "Barbie Girl" (Aquarium, Aquarius, Megalomania). Won the Mattel parody lawsuit, sampled in Barbie (2023), ended as a live band in May 2026.
Arab Strap
Arab Strap are a Scottish indie rock duo from Falkirk, formed in 1995 by Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton, named after a sex toy. Split in 2006, reformed 2016; albums include As Days Get Dark and Half-Told Tales.
Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire is a Grammy-winning Canadian indie rock band from Montreal led by Win Butler and Regine Chassagne; debut Funeral (2004) and The Suburbs, the 2011 Album of the Year Grammy winner, define its anthemic orchestral sound.
Archive (band)
Archive is a British music collective formed in Croydon, South London, in 1994 by Darius Keeler and Danny Griffiths. Debut Londinium (1996) was trip-hop; the sound evolved to progressive and art rock across 14 albums, with Glass Minds (2026) and Not In My Name (2027) on Dangervisit/[PIAS].
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys, an English rock band formed in 2002 in High Green, Sheffield (Alex Turner, Jamie Cook, Matt Helders, Nick O'Malley), hold the fastest-selling UK debut album, six UK number 1 albums, 7 Brit Awards, and the AM-era hit Do I Wanna Know?
Arctic Monkeys discography
The Arctic Monkeys discography covers seven studio albums by the English rock band from Sheffield, six of which topped the UK chart between 2006 and 2018.
Argent (band)
Argent: English progressive rock band formed in 1969 by ex-Zombies keyboardist Rod Argent with Russ Ballard, Jim Rodford, and Bob Henrit; known for "Hold Your Head Up" (No.5, 1972) and "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You", later covered by Kiss; active 1969-1976, seven studio albums.