Today, we will be investigating why five classic black metal bands stopped wearing corpse paint. Nothing is more irritating than the persistent, ignorant belief that black metal is about corpse paint ...

The heavy metal genre isn’t inherently satanic. It’s hearty, loud, aggressive and loaded with guitar distortion and commanding vocals. But none of that makes it satanic. The devil, as they say, is in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blackbraid (who also goes by the pseudonym Sgah'gahsowáh) is one of the rising stars among Indigenous performers in the black ...

Metal music is more than just heavy riffs and pounding drums—it's a vast world of subgenres, each with its own sound, culture, and story. From the groundbreaking work of Black Sabbath to the layered ...

Join us in celebrating Metallica with the five best covers of their hits by black metal bands. Have songs more black metal in spirit than “Bleeding Me” and “Fade to Black” ever existed?! Of course not ...

In an early scene of Until the Light Takes Usa new documentary about the rise of the enigmatic and infamous Scandinavian black metal scene during the last two decadesa pale, beatific man with tattooed ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. While there’s not much debate regarding which lineup of Black ...

In November, just after the election from hell, I became a metalhead. It was an accident, but it’s too late to reverse course now. Before saying more about that, I want to step back in time. By about ...

Blackbraid is a solo project for black metal musician Sgah’gahsowáh and draws inspiration from Indigenous peoples' culture and lore. This weekend is significant. It’s a celebration and acknowledgement ...

This weekend is significant. It's a celebration and acknowledgement of the people and their contributions that are the bedrock of our nation. I'm speaking, of course, about Indigenous Peoples Day and ...