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 Kilmister, had h ..more

Morrissey　

Motley Crue　

Motley Crue were undeniably one of the most popular hard rock/pop-metal acts of the 1980s. Combining the theatrics and glam of Kiss with the hard power pop hooks of Cheap Trick, the Crue o ..more

Meghan Trainor　

Scoring her first hit at 20 years old with the dance-friendly paean to body positivity, All About That Bass, American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor topped the charts with a retro-pop sound tha ..more

Melvins　

The Melvins were the first post-punk band to revel in the slow, sludgy sounds of Black Sabbath, picking up where Black Flag left off with My War. Their music is oppressively slow and heavy ..more

Melanie　

No talent who came out of Woodstock and who continued actively performing more than a quarter century later remained as closely associated with the 1960s and flower power than Melanie. Born ..more

Metal Church　

Formed in Seattle in 1982, Metal Church consisted of vocalist David Wayne, guitarists Kurdt Vanderhoof and Craig Wells, bassist Duke Erickson, and drummer Kirk Arrington. Their 1985 ..more

Metallica　

American quartet Metallica were one of the most influential heavy metal bands of the ’80s and ’90s, inspiring generations of rockers with their early thrash and later hard rock sounds before settli ..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 attack ..more

The 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

Mick Ronson　

Guitarist, arranger, songwriter, producer, and perennial sideman Mick Ronson made his mark during glam rock’s early-’70s heyday but worked consistently with frequent collaborators David Bowie an ..more

MR.BIG　

Mr. Big were one of the few shredder pop metal bands (translation： the bandmembers were highly proficient at their instruments) that prized songcraft as highly as virtuosity. The seeds for the gr ..more

Marty Friedman　

One of the ultimate ’80s guitar shredders, Marty Friedman first made his name with the speed-burning virtuoso outfit Cacophony, but landed his most widely renowned gig as the lead guitarist of { ..more

Margo Guryan　

Born in a New York suburb, songwriter extraordinaire Margo Guryan ironically enough grew up to create one of the most exquisite and appealing, if little heard, one-shot California (although actua ..more

Mark Knopfler　

Mark Knopfler is a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and bandleader. His group, Dire Straits, was formed in London in 1977 and went on to become an international success after the release of its de ..more

Marc Almond　

After disbanding Soft Cell, vocalist Marc Almond pursued a solo career that followed the same vaguely sleazy, electronic dance-pop his former group had made popular. Almond’s strength was nev ..more

Margaret Glaspy　

Blending lyrical, introspective songwriting with a raw rock edge, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Margaret Glaspy creates a sound that is both intimate and powerful. A native of California, Glas ..more

Marilyn Manson　

Iconic rock frontman Marilyn Manson became a mainstream antihero in the ’90s -- much to the chagrin of conservative politicians and concerned parents -- before settling into a goth elder statesman ..more

Marillion　

Marillion emerged from the brief progressive rock revival of the early ’80s to become an international recording and touring phenomenon who have sold more than 15 million albums and host fan clubs ..more

Manowar　

One of the most internationally successful bands in all of heavy metaldom, Auburn, New York-born power metal outfit Manowar -- Eric Adams (vocals), Karl Logan (guitars), Joey DeMaio (bass) ..more