Pearl Jam may not showcase much of a heavy metal influence, but guitarist Stone Gossard did indeed love metal growing up and shouted out some of his favorite metal albums as a kid during a recent ...

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Pearl Jam's third album, Vitalogy — aka the most significant release in the grunge survivors' long discography. And that's not just because it remains the only ...

The album cover for “Dark Matter” by Pearl Jam. “Dark Matter” takes its listener on an hour and five-minute journey made up of 11 songs.(Monkeywrench/Republic Records via AP) As grunge rock rose to ...

Pearl Jam’s Vs. is a better album than Ten. There, I said it! I know it’s not the popular opinion. Many publications out there will list Pearl Jam’s Ten album as one of the quintessential albums of ...

Pearl Jam recorded Vitalogy while on tour in support of Vs. The album was considered a bit of a departure from the band’s grunge sound, as it featured more punk and hardcore influences, as well as ...

Does the world need a new Pearl Jam album? It’s a pointed question, but a necessary and relevant one nonetheless. Though they likely would never admit such a thing publicly, I suspect the band members ...

Pearl Jam debuted their upcoming 12th studio album today (Jan. 31) in front of a crowd of invited guests at Los Angeles’ famed Troubadour club, with band members Eddie Vedder, Mike McCready and Jeff ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 08: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs on stage as American Express Presents BST Hyde Park, in Hyde Park on July 08, 2022 in London, England. Pearl Jam's ...

Pearl Jam will release its 12th album 'Dark Matter' in April, before a world tour kicks off the following month Jack Irvin has worked at PEOPLE since 2022. He covers and edits daily music news, and he ...

The beauty and challenge of this question is that by only ranking the most recent four albums, it eliminated the more obvious choices from earlier in their career like Ten, Vs., Vitalogy, No Code and ...