If you look at your favorite metal band’s list of influences, you’re probably going to see Black Sabbath somewhere in the mix. They were one of the first truly heavy bands and inspired countless ...

It’s arguably the greatest album title of all time – but Epicus Doomicus Metallicus is far more than a clever twist of language. This is the record that began a doom dynasty, generating a desire and ...

Who says headbanging can’t pay the bills? Over the decades, some heavy metal bands have gone far beyond filling sweaty clubs and instead turned their riffs into serious empires. These acts have proven ...

Bruce Springsteen appeared seemingly out of nowhere with his debut album Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. In reality, he had an entire career before this that many people may have forgotten. Before he ...

The heavy metal thrash band, Slayer, has announced a huge show this fall in Hershey. Slayer will perform along with Knocked Loose, Suicidal Tendencies, Power Trip, Cavalera (performing “Chaos A.D.”) ...

Allen Blickle, the drummer best known as a founding member of the heavy metal band Baroness, has died at 42. The unfortunate news was announced through Baroness frontman John Baizely, per Louder Sound ...

Sharon Osbourne says heavy bands have always been the "bastards of the music industry". The 72-year-old music manager and wife of Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne cannot understand why the media ...

The 2000s were an interesting time for heavy music, so keep reading to see our picks for the "Big 4" bands of 2000s metal. While the '80s had thrash and the '90s saw the birth and rise of nu-metal, ...