On May 29, 1983, the four members of LA rock band Quiet Riot realised they were on to something big... It was ‘Heavy Metal Day’ at the US Festival at Glen Helen Regional Park in San Bernadino, ...

If your idea of a good night out involves gothic choirs, werewolf lore and riffs that sound like they were forged in a medieval dungeon, this one’s for you. German power metal maximalists Powerwolf ...

Pop might be an icky word for heavy metal diehards. But remember, “pop” is just short for popular. And if you’re favorite band sells millions of records, then they are, by definition, popular. History ...

Here are the 80 best rock and metal albums of the 1980s and the 90 best of the 1990s! The sounds and styles that were pioneered and popularized across these two decades is mind-boggling. The guitar ...

Metal benefitted greatly from the mainstream in the 80s and, to some degree, in the 90s. There were a lot of bands that gained a lot of popularity thanks to the historical context. This doesn’t mean ...

With more than five decades under its belt, Judas Priest is old enough to know the unwritten rules that make a memorable concert tick. That wisdom benefited everyone Wednesday at a packed Rosemont ...

For heavy metal newcomers, or non-metal listeners, here are three muscular anthems from the 1970s everyone should know.

Germany has given us a lot of great music over the years, but probably one of the most evocative and interesting of them has to be industrial rock outfit KMFDM. This time around, with 42 years of ...