Static-X, the platinum-certified industrial metal band that helped define the late ’90s heavy music scene, has officially ...

Metalcore. Depending on your age, tastes and relationship with heavy music, that word could spark any number of reactions. For many, it means a generation of killer bands that soundtracked their youth ...

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' ...

Jason Myers plays bass in the heavy metal band Icarus Witch and still works full-time as a senior vice president for a ...

Last Friday, I took a trip to Brighton, U.K. to check out a bunch of artists on the rise at The Alternative Escape, an underground music showcase featuring more than 150 artists. Hosted as part of The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you look at your favorite metal band’s list of influences, you’re probably going to see Black Sabbath somewhere in the mix. They were one of the first truly heavy bands and inspired countless ...

The 1990s were one of the best decades for heavy music, so here's who we think make up the "Big 4" of both '90s rock and metal. The reason the '90s were so unique was because various subgenres peaked ...

Sharon Osbourne says heavy bands have always been the "bastards of the music industry". The 72-year-old music manager and wife of Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne cannot understand why the media ...