The 1980s was the decade that heavy metal became a force to be reckoned with, so diehards should own these '80s albums by ...

Heavy metal music has become a niche genre to an extent. While there are a couple of bands that have broken into the mainstream and garnered wide appeal, the majority of heavy metal bands seemingly ...

Heavy metal is most well-known for being confrontational, abrasive, and fiery. But on some occasions, it can be one of the saddest music genres of all time. Like R.E.M. once said, “Everybody Hurts”.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than five decades after Black Sabbath released "Paranoid," the iconic 1970 track continues to rack up honors, with the latest ...

Forty years ago today, Metallica lost Cliff Burton, the bassist who helped write a song later ranked among the greatest heavy metal songs of all time. Burton died Sept. 27, 1986, at 24, when the ...

Here are 11 of the best love songs by some of the biggest bands in heavy metal. Metal bands aren't always known for their ability to be touchy feely, but on more than one occasion, heavy metal has ...

Heavy metal enjoyed a serious boom in the 1980s, and the genre evolved significantly by the decade’s end. Many early 1980s tracks would predict the dark direction heavy metal would take, too. Let’s ...

Spanish rock band Broken Peach are bringing a heavier sound to Halloween with a new version of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” ...

William Shatner, 95, reveals his upcoming heavy metal album "What the F is Heavy Metal" features Queen's Brian May and over 50 musicians joining the project.

More than five decades after Black Sabbath released “Paranoid,” the iconic 1970 track continues to rack up honors, with the latest recognition naming it one of the greatest songs in music history. To ...