A concert by provocative Polish black metal band Batushka has been scrapped in Belgrade following an outcry by socially conservative groups. Polish metal Batushka at the gig at United Arts Festival ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Hard rock/metal band Ghost has built a dedicated following with a mix of catchy, melodic metal and hard rock whose appeal crosses generations. They also have expert marketing, ...

You might not know these rock and metal bands, but you should by the end of 2026. From hard rock to hardcore, nearly every subgenre of rock and metal is seeing a surge of new acts that deserve to be ...

How one band helped craft a new sound that changed the fate of metal forever ...

Here are Dark Tranquillity vocalist Mikael Stanne’s five favorite Swedish death metal albums. As a more than three-decade veteran of the Swedish metal scene, the 50-year-old Stanne is, of course, one ...

Heavy metal is more than a genre of music. It’s a vast, vast world full of its own countless subgenres, thriving regions all around the world, and more bands than any individual person can keep track ...

Horns up! There is nothing like listening to insane guitar riffs, heavy bass, soaring, even growling vocals, and a powerful drum beat. Even better, much of metal music is based on classical theory.

It’s taken 34 years, but it’s finally happening — thrash metal band Dark Angel are releasing Extinction Level Event next month. It will be their first new album since 1991’s Time Does Not Heal. This ...

Crank up the volume and prepare to headbang! Join us as we count down our picks for the most successful and influential groups in the history of metal music. From thrash to death metal, groove to ...

Ghost’s sound features good old-fashioned Scandinavian pop stamped with the textures of metal and ‘80s rock. At the LCA concert, material from the spring release “Skeleta,” the band’s sixth album and ...