These 10 producers were instrumental in that process. Through their work with some of the genre’s most influential and ...

Podcast host and comedian Maron asks Halford about metal's origins, to which the Metal God replies (transcript via Classic Rock, “Some say there was the great band called Blue Cheer, 'Summertime Blues ...

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 ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Heavy metal band Pantera will be coming to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) this summer. Taking place on July 28, the band will be joined by Swedish heavy ...

In the late 1970s, British rock bands reacted against punk rock and new wave music. They dressed in robes, wrote fantastical lyrics, and dropped the blues from their heavy guitar riffs. Still, some of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Few contemporary artists have shaped an entire genre the way ...

In the beginning, heavy metal rocker band Saxon outpaced even the legendary Iron Maiden and Def Leppard. Fans, who will remember Saxon's 1980 "Wheels of Steel," can see Saxon May 21 at the Brown ...

Time and time again, heavy metal bands burst onto the scene hoping to make an impact. While it's tougher for some, some bands that tried to deserve to be remembered. Sometimes a band like Guns N' ...