Heavy music fans demand originality, then attack Metallica, Bring Me The Horizon, Linkin Park and other bands for evolving beyond familiar sounds.

Has the heavy metal era passed? Many fans of the genre would laugh in your face if you ask them this question about a rock music genre that probably has the most sub-genres around and has, since its formal inception in the early seventies, been around for ...

Here are the 67 best rock and metal songs of 2024! While 67 songs feels like quite a generous crop, these standouts represent just a small, small percentage of the thousands of new tracks released across the wide spectrum of heavy music. As always, sifting ...

Saxon co-founder Graham Oliver celebrates his 74th birthday while continuing to carry the legacy of British heavy metal.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Since it was established in the early 1970s, Heavy metal has long stood out as one of the most popularized alternative ...

Before Billy Joel was a classy and sophisticated showman sitting behind a grand piano, he was a thick-haired heavy metal rock ‘n’ roller. Surprised? So are we, but it is true, as Billy Joel co-founded the heavy metal rock band Attila in 1969 alongside ...

Devil Master fuse theatricality with feral sincerity on "You Worms' Vain Delusion," our Heavy Song of the Week alongside honorable mentions from Anthrax, Chat Pile, and Left To Die.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. US Band Knocked Loose performs on stage during the Heavy Metal Rock Festival Copenhell on Refshaleoeen in Copenhagen ...

Heavy metal music has become a niche genre to an extent. While there are a couple of bands that have broken into the mainstream and garnered wide appeal, the majority of heavy metal bands seemingly stay within the community. Still, even before the music ...

The history of heavy metal music dates back to the ‘60s, when blues rock bands like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple paved the way for a louder, more aggressive subgenre. But as the genre grew in popularity, so too did fears that the lyrics ...

What are some of the most metal-sounding songs by grunge bands? Although grunge is considered a subgenre of rock, it was undoubtedly influenced by heavy metal as well. Drop-tuned guitars are one of the subgenre's many signature traits, which was something ...