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Madonna　

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Motorhead　

Motorhead’s overwhelmingly loud and fast style of heavy metal was one of the most groundbreaking styles the genre had to offer in the late ’70s. Though the group’s leader, Lemmy Kilminster, h ..more

Muddy Waters　

Muddy Waters was the single most important artist to emerge in post-war American blues. A peerless singer, a gifted songwriter, an able guitarist, and leader of one of the strongest bands in the ge ..more

Metallica　

Metallica was easily the best, most influential heavy metal band of the ’80s. Responsible for bringing the genre back to Earth, the bandmates looked and talked like they were from the street, sh ..more

Megadeth　

After he left Metallica in 1983, guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine formed the thrash metal quartet Megadeth. Though Megadeth followed the basic blueprint of Metallica’s relentless att ..more

Marillion　

Marillion emerged from the short-lived progressive rock revival of the early ’80s to become one of the most enduring cult acts of the era. The group formed in Aylesbury, England, in 1979, and ad ..more

Moody Blues　

Although they’re best known today for their lush, lyrically and musically profound (some would say bombastic) psychedelic-era albums, the Moody Blues started out as one of the better R＆B-based comb ..more

Motley Crue　

Motley Crue were one of the most influential hair metal bands of the ’80s, boasting a striking visual presence and hedonistic reputation rivaled only by Guns N’ Roses. By combining Alice Co ..more

Manic Street Preachers　

Dressed in glam clothing, wearing heavy eyeliner, and shouting political rhetoric, the Manic Street Preachers emerged in 1991 from their hometown of Blackwood, Wales, as self-styled Generation ..more

Morrissey　

As the lead singer of the Smiths, arguably the most important indie band in Britain during the ’80s, Morrissey’s theatrical crooning and literate, poetic lyrics -- filled with romantic angst, ..more

Marianne Faithfull　

Few stars of the ’60s have reinvented themselves as successfully as Marianne Faithfull. Coaxed into a singing career by Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham in 1964, she had a big hit in ..more

Muse　

Muse’s fusion of progressive rock, glam, electronica, and Radiohead-influenced experimentation is crafted by guitarist/vocalist Matthew Bellamy, bassist Chris Wolstenholme, and drummer D ..more

Mott The Hoople　

Mott the Hoople are one of the great also-rans in the history of rock ＆ roll. Though Mott scored a number of album rock hits in the early ’70s, the band never quite broke through into the ..more

Mogwai　

The cosmic post-rock band Mogwai were formed in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1996 by guitarist/vocalist Stuart Braithwaite, guitarist Dominic Aitchison, and drummer Martin Bulloch, longtime friends ..more

Mike Oldfield　

Composer Mike Oldfield rose to fame on the success of Tubular Bells, an eerie, album-length conceptual piece employed to stunning effect in the film The Exorcist. Born May 15, 1953, in Readin ..more

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Mountain　

The breakup of Cream in late 1968 had consequences that rippled across the rock music world -- in its wake were formed directly such bands as Blind Faith (whose tragedy was they never had a chan ..more

Maroon 5　

A mix of polished pop/rock and neo-soul made Maroon 5 one of the most popular bands of the 2000s, with songs like This Love, She Will Be Loved, and Makes Me Wonder all topping ..more

Marduk　

An unswerving commitment to blasphemy and extremity combined with a relentless touring schedule and a steady stream of recordings has helped establish Sweden’s Marduk as one of the better-known ban ..more

My Chemical Romance　

With their emo-punk songwriting, theatrical vocals, and neo-goth appearance, My Chemical Romance rose from the East coast underground to the forefront of modern rock during the early 2000s. In keep ..more