In late-60s England, the blues got heavier, darker, more sinister. Black Sabbath emerged from Birmingham, and with Tony Iommi’s detuned guitars, a new kind of music developed. Though Deep Purple and ...

Pop might be an icky word for heavy metal diehards. But remember, “pop” is just short for popular. And if you’re favorite band sells millions of records, then they are, by definition, popular. History ...

Over 50 years after its release, Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" is still considered one of the greatest songs in rock and roll history. However, the tune's legendary status owes much to the ...

Here are 12 classic black metal albums turning 30 years old in 2025. Killjoys have attempted to convince us that black metal entered a state of decline once crimes began to attract media attention to ...

What's the best metal album of each year of the 1980s? Let's find out! Building off the collective foundation laid by '70s legends such as Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Scorpions, Led ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rob Salkowitz is an Eisner-nominated comics journalist and author. “Three guys – Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Philippe Druillet and Jean ...

There is no band on the planet better at obliterating NFL stadiums than Metallica — even if it was sometimes hard to tell last night. The Bay Area metal gods arrived in Seattle for the first of two ...

For those of us drawn to the dark side, with an inexplicable fixation on the macabre, Halloween really is the most wonderful time of the year. And we’ve got the perfect song for the occasion.

Welcome to Seven in Seven, where we look at shows coming to the region over the next week. As always, whether your musical tastes are rock ’n’ roll, jazz, heavy metal, R&B, singer-songwriter or indie, ...