Politics and music aren’t miles apart, with musicians frequently using their craft to engage with prescient issues, raise awareness for causes close to their hearts, or protest injustices in the world ...

Japan’s incoming prime minister is a heavy metal drummer with an iron will — that insiders say gives her an in with President Trump. Sanae Takaichi is set to become Japan’s first female prime minister ...

Much-missed Huntress singer Jill Janus had one of the most unusual career paths in heavy metal history ...

Ever since the release of their first single, “Brackish” in 2000, Canadian metal heroines Kittie have been an inspiration to women in the metal and hard rock world. Who of us didn’t have pictures of ...

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Exposure to toxic heavy metals could cause middle-aged women to have more health problems as they grow older, a new study finds. The study links toxic metal exposure to women having fewer eggs in ...

Middle-aged women who are exposed to toxic metals may have fewer eggs in their ovaries as they approach menopause, according to new research. Middle-aged women who are exposed to toxic metals may have ...

To many people, the mention of metal or heavy music brings to mind venues full of guys with beards, long hair, and patch-covered vests. While the metal world is indisputably male-dominated, many women ...

With March being Women’s History Month – an annual observance that’s been officially recognized since 1987 – Westword is looking at the power players who are currently making their mark in the local ...