Greg Prato

For a spell during the early ’90s, it seemed like every month (week?) brought another new, outstanding, original-sounding alt-rock artist to discover–or a now-classic album hitting the record store racks. The Smashing Pumpkins were certainly one shining example.

On October 16, 2025, the rock world lost one of its true icons – when Ace Frehley passed away at the age of 74. As the original "Spaceman" and lead guitarist in Kiss, Frehley inspired and influenced countless other guitar players in his wake.

Place any musical style in front of Faith No More, and seemingly, a timeless song of their own would soon be created. Between 1985-1997, Faith No More issued six full-length recordings....

Since its inception in the late 1960s, heavy metal has experienced quite a few ups and downs in popularity. But there was one specific decade that sticks out as the most troubling - the 1990s....

There is a common misconception about KISS, one of the greatest hard rock/heavy metal bands of all time: that their "non-makeup" era is not as enduring as when they rocked stages as the Starchild, the Demon, the Spaceman, and the Cat. In fact, this period helped resuscitate KISS' career....

One of the most tragic stories of the 1990s rock world was that of singer Shannon Hoon and his band, Blind Melon....

Grunge’s golden era gave us some of the greatest rock voices of all-time–Chris Cornell, Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley, Eddie Vedder, and of course, Mark Lanegan....

No period in the history of rock music offered such an abrupt shift in prevailing tastes as the 1990s.

Grunge Is Dead weaves together the definitive story of the Seattle music scene through a series of interviews with the people who were there....

From late 1992 and throughout the remainder of the decade, if you spent any amount of time watching MTV or listening to rock radio, you were bound to come in contact with a tune by Stone Temple Pilots. With such classic releases as Core, Purple, and Tiny Music....

Today, yacht rock is one of the most celebrated "yesteryear" styles of pop music, and has resonated with a new generation of musicians. But despite all the hoopla, there has never been a book that told the entire story of the genre. Until now....

There have been countless books penned about the leading grunge bands - namely, Nirvana and Pearl Jam. But strangely, few have been assembled about the mighty Soundgarden. But this all changed with the arrival of Dark Black and Blue: The Soundgarden Story....

'Down Under: The Men at Work & Colin Hay Story' traces the Australian band's extraordinary ascent, its surprisingly swift unraveling, and the career of its unmistakable frontman, Colin Hay, who successfully reinvented himself as a solo artist after the group's demise.

Set up in the oral history format, Dynasty sounds like a documentary but in book form, as the participants weigh in on the ups and downs of the New York Islanders and pull no punches in their recollections and opinions....

In addition to offering different viewpoints of grunge's history, new stories and insight are discovered in these nearly forever-forgotten quotes, making I Love Grunge the perfect companion to Grunge Is Dead....

Despite being one of the biggest metal bands by the dawn of the '90s, Megadeth's members battled demons. And, in cases, defied death–during which time many members came and went in their lineup. The World’s State-of-the-Art Speed Metal Band focuses on the era of the band considered to be their best.

To many, Tommy Bolin was the legitimate heir to Jimi Hendrix's rock guitar throne. Stints with the James Gang and Deep Purple - as well as solo albums and a groundbreaking release with jazz-rocker Billy Cobham - certainly proved that the adulation was rightly deserved....

In 2008, Greg Prato issued his first ever book, A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other: The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon, which, as its title states, retraced the life and career of one of rock’s greatest – yet tragic – singers/performers of all time....

"How fast can you play?" "What guitar do you have?" For metal fans in the '80s, these were common and important questions. Tune in to MTV, pick up a magazine, or walk into an instrument store, and more often than not you'd be exposed to what is now known as shredding....

The Eric Carr Story is the first-ever book to tell the life story of Kiss drummer Eric Carr. Comprised of all-new interviews, the book also doubles as a study of 1980s era Kiss. You'll find insight into all of Kiss' albums that featured Carr....