These heavy metal legends launched back in 1981 and they’re still touring today. James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich are the only two original members left in the band unless you count Kirk Hammett, who ...

Heavy metal, goth, punk, and all kinds of "aggressive" music have long been a widely misunderstood art form. Critics, pastors ...

Though Seattle’s grunge bands scrubbed L.A.’s hair metal bands from MTV in the early ’90s, some of them were influenced by the bands they replaced. Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard recently revealed how ...

You might not know these rock and metal bands, but you should by the end of 2026. From hard rock to hardcore, nearly every subgenre of rock and metal is seeing a surge of new acts that deserve to be ...

Heavy metal is more than a genre of music. It’s a vast, vast world full of its own countless subgenres, thriving regions all around the world, and more bands than any individual person can keep track ...

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 ...

Summer is coming up, and you need some solid heavy metal to blast with the windows down. There are always the classic bands to rely on, but why not dig into some newer heavy metal bands that bring the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photos of Judas Priest, Opeth, Trivium and Napalm Death onstage. When you’re at work, you very rarely hear about people sticking ...

Music is flooded with coincidences, and in the case of heavy metal, it's the number 17 which effectively connects the genres ...

Inspired by horror movies and dark themes, legendary bands created a theatrically dark genre, Metal. Linda Diaz and Joey Hays chat with members of the legendary bands Gwar and Impaler to uncover how ...

Mark Kelehan grew up listening to Ozzy Osbourne, Kiss and Metallica. But he didn’t add new bands to his rotation for 20 years as adult life kept him busy, including with four daughters. Then, the ...