What began as late-60s experiments with guitar distortion among blues-rock bands has now become one of the most diverse ...

Fans of classic heavy metal have a reason to celebrate today with the announcement of the reissue of the long out-of-print Ronnie James Dio compilation The Very Beast Of Dio Vol. 2.

The first thing to know is that “heavy metal” is something of a misnomer. Scientists disagree about how to define the term and its utility. In theory, a heavy metal should be a metallic ...

The godfather of heavy metal takes us through the unimpeachable majesty of Black Sabbath’s first six records, his gear ...

A time when Black Sabbath fired Geezer Butler may have been drug-induced, reminiscent of the lyrical warnings in Sabbath's ...

Here is your 2024 hard rock + metal album release calendar and all of this week's newest titles! With so many new metal and hard rock albums being released each week, it can be difficult to keep up.

There are several metal stars who have passed away this year, with their legacies remembered forever. Some of them have ...

It’s time to talk again about that little bitch that fights dirty: cancer. Guitarist Doug Aldrich—who spent four years in Dio and 12 years in Whitesnake and currently plays lead guitar for supergroup ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. There’s something satisfying about the heft and feel of a metal credit card. Whether it’s the cachet that comes with owning one ...

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