Most people will agree that heavy metal didn't exist before 1970, and according to Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford, one ...

A good riff is one of heavy metal basics and this punchy, raw and uncomplicated Ray Davies riff is one of the first of its ...

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 ...

Jerry Warden stands proudly in front of one of his favorite posters in the Heavy Metal Hall of Fame. “If Darrell was here, he ...

Podcast host and comedian Maron asks Halford about metal's origins, to which the Metal God replies (transcript via Classic Rock, “Some say there was the great band called Blue Cheer, 'Summertime Blues ...

How did heavy metal — or just metal, as it's colloquially called — become the term that identifies the outgrowth of rock music that's more powerful and aggressive, with distorted guitars, thunderous ...

Freddie Mercury was always looking to throw theatricality into everything he did, and that also meant taking a look at the biggest names in metal.

According to Johannes EckerstrÁ¶m, metal music should make you move in some way. Of course, that typically means headbanging or moshing, but as he sees it, that’s a form of dancing. “Heavy metal is a ...