Dutch pioneers of dark symphonic metal and rock Within Temptation have spent just shy of three decades carving out international esteem, now in command of eight studio albums, a notoriously ...

The nominees have been revealed for the 2024 edition of the Heavy Music Awards. This marks the eighth year of the ceremony, held annually in the U.K. in support of heavy music. The nominees were ...

Heavy metal has a rich history, filled to the brim with quality albums that have been delighting the headbanging masses of Planet Earth for decades. These are heavy metal albums that are ...

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 ...

Converge band members left to right: Nate Newton (bassist), Ben Koller (drummer), Jacob Bannon (vocalist), Kurt Ballou (guitarist). There’s something missing in modern heavy music. It’s hard to put a ...

Malevolence, Speed, Dying Wish and PSYCHO-FRAME: Bands from different ends of the world and heavy music, but all united by values forged in hardcore. Riding the wave of a global resurgence, the ...

A groundbreaking heavy rock band that has shaped the sound of punk and metal for over 40 years, the Melvins bring their current tour with UK grindcore greats Napalm Death to San Francisco and San Jose ...

Since the beginning of heavy music, whether that be Sabbath and Zeppelin or even their classical forefathers, there’s been a concern that such dark, aggressive sounding music must be something truly ...

The kid in the wizard hat dives off the stage and disappears into the choppy sea of metalheads below. Devil-horned hands bob in the crimson-lit room as the crowd headbangs in unison. A circle pit ...

On Friday, the concussive Dublin indie rockers Sprints will release their debut LP Letter To Self, and it’s our first Album Of The Week of 2024. Sprints were also a Band To Watch on this site a few ...

What is the true power of heavy metal? Heavy metal fans–affectionately known as “metalheads”–are among the most devoted and loyal music fans in the world. There are many possible reasons why people ...