HEAVY METAL IS making a big comeback—and we’re not talking about Black Sabbath’s reunion concert this summer. Protein supplements and baby formula aren’t the only foods that may contain toxic heavy ...

The pandemic rages on, but the music industry has finally settled into some semblance of normalcy in 2022. Album cycles and tours have been less affected by delays and postponements, as we all ...

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, ...

Is Metallica rock or metal? The answer may not be as simple as you might think. Sure, us metalheads wouldn't dream of lumping Metallica in with only rock music. Because, let's face it, the ...

"It doesn't feel like we're as much a part of the mainstream conversation as it has been in the past." "It doesn't feel like we're as much a part of the mainstream conversation as it has been in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Every year there are a countless number of exceptional albums ...

As the '80s came to a close and a new decade dawned, it was obvious that the heavy music landscape needed — and had begun to undergo — a radical shift. It was a unique moment in hard rock and metal ...

In a recent interview with VWMusic, Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard was asked his thoughts on the frequent claim that grunge killed off heavy metal and hard rock in the mainstream. Gossard’s answer, ...

When they first stepped onto the rock scene in the early 1970s, few would probably guess KISS would still be rocking today–50 years later. An eye-grabbing group with their painted faces and flamboyant ...