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Heavy metal is more popular than pop music according to 2015 Spotify stats, the fastest-growing music genre in the world according to a 2019 report from TuneCore, and though some people think extreme ...

In Metal, longevity has always been part of mythology. Only a rare few bands who grind it out across multiple albums, tours, and (I'll just say it), years of failure, before finally breaking through.

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 ...

What are some of the most metal-sounding songs by grunge bands? Although grunge is considered a subgenre of rock, it was undoubtedly influenced by heavy metal as well. Drop-tuned guitars are one of ...

Rolling Stone has compiled their list of the 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time, and it's not too promising if you're a fan of modern metal. In fact, only one song from the 2010s made the cut, ...

The New Wave of American Heavy Metal was an exciting period in time for, well, American heavy metal. As we emerged from the nü metal-induced fog of the late ’90s and early 2000s, a new crop of metal ...

The Canadian prog-thrash crew Voivod was always idiosyncratic, always ahead of its time. Inspired equally by Rush and Discharge, science fiction and scientific fact, Voivod forged an ambitious and ...