The crowd inside Franklin Music Hall Saturday night was, in many respects, a standard mass of heavy metal mayhem. Pumping ...

And of course, Hammett says Black Sabbath’s first three albums “are like gospel” to metalheads. Specifically, the Exodus co-founder lists the 1975 song “Symptom of the Universe” as one that changed ...

Metal Injection’s Drew Zalucky has written a fantastic editorial entitled “Reflecting on the New Wave of American Heavy ... which smaller bands could grow and thrive. It was a really fucking important ...

He was beaten to death by a fellow inmate in 1994. Legendary death metal band Suffocation included this song inspired by serial killer Dennis Rader on their 2008 self-titled album. Few other bands ...

Avenged Sevenfold are one of the most successful American heavy metal bands of the third millennium, with an estimated 8 million copies sold of their six studio albums. First formed in 1999 ...

To release one studio album is an accomplishment in and of itself, but these metal bands didn’t stop at one; they’ve produced over 10 studio albums.

The heavy metal thrash band, Slayer, has announced a huge show this fall in Hershey. Slayer will perform along with Knocked ...

Lamb of God guitarist Mark Morton was our recent guest on The MetalSucks Podcast to discuss his memories of Children of Bodom’s Alexi Laiho, his picks for the Big 4 New Wave of American Heavy Metal ...

Lyndon French for The New York Times Supported by By Elisabeth Vincentelli A few weeks before the pioneering Norwegian black metal band Mayhem set off for a North American tour celebrating its ...