Picking the best metal and hard rock songs each year is never an easy task. Unlike pop music, where singles take the spotlight, finding the year’s best heavy tunes can take us off the beaten path. But ...

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 ...

You might not know these rock and metal bands, but you should by the end of 2026. From hard rock to hardcore, nearly every subgenre of rock and metal is seeing a surge of new acts that deserve to be ...

When heavy metal band Armored Saint started in 1982, even the band members couldn’t imagine still going strong more than 40 years later. “No. So this fact is a great reminder of how much we appreciate ...

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

Their first studio album The Gereg was released in late 2019 and heavily incorporated Mongolian culture into hard-hitting ...

As is so often the case, the rock and metal representation at this year's Grammys was a mix of deserved recognition and total ...

We use the terms “legend” and “icon” to describe influential musicians. And there are some years in music history where it almost feels as though something supernatural has taken place. If somewhere ...

Time and time again, heavy metal bands burst onto the scene hoping to make an impact. While it's tougher for some, some bands that tried to deserve to be remembered. Sometimes a band like Guns N' ...

Paul Di’Anno, the former lead singer of heavy metal band Iron Maiden, has died. Variety reports that Di’Anno, who was 66, died after an illness of several years at his home in Salisbury, England. The ...