Rock and metal have always been full of larger-than-life personalities. And if we are being honest, part of the fun is that ...

Wendy Dio: [The Hear ’n Aid single] Stars took about two weeks. The first session was at Sound City in LA, where we did the ...

From chart-toppers Ghost and Sleep Token to rising stars Lorna Shore and Spiritbox, 2025 has been a massive year for metal ...

Here are 10 producers who defined the sound of metal in the 1980s. The rise of hard rock and heavy metal in the '80s coincided with major changes in how heavy music was not only recorded and mixed, ...

Here is your 2025 hard rock + metal album release calendar and all of this week’s newest albums! Each week is loaded with new rock and metal releases and keeping track of it all can be pretty ...

Our Annual Report recap of 2025 continues with our ranking of the 30 Best Metal & Hard Rock Albums of the Year. Keep it tuned here all month for more accolades, interviews, and lists — and check out ...

Japan recently elected its first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi — and it turns out she’s a die-hard metal fan who grew up listening to Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, she plays the drums, and ...

BABYMETAL came out of Tokyo in 2010 as an audacious mutation of Japanese pop and muscular heavy metal. With a very young Su-metal singing up front, and two other females dancing beside her, the band ...

Groups like Ghost and Sleep Token are prioritizing lore and musicianship — and demonstrating how niche fandoms can take an act to the top of the charts. By Hank Shteamer In July, near the end of a ...

Some rockin' videogame tunes for your weekend. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Welcome to Soundtrack Sunday, where a member of ...

Ozzy Osbourne, the pioneering heavy metal singer and Black Sabbath frontman whose star turn on reality TV endeared him to a new generation of fans, has died, according to the Associated Press. He was ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Few contemporary artists have shaped an entire genre the way ...