Down

Alt-rock was thriving, grunge was hitting a tipping point, but there were still plenty of acts just starting to make their mark on rock and metal music.

Many of these albums marked important endings - or exciting new beginnings.

Grunge was going strong, but it wasn't the only game in town in 1995. How many of these albums from 30 years ago do you remember?

Going deep, but you're still listening.

They weren't heavily promoted, but fans found them anyway.

This should be nice and heavy.

Time flies, but quality records get remembered.

After more than 35 years of helping hold down the bottom end for some of metal's biggest bands, bassist Rex Brown has stepped out on his own as a solo artist.