William Shatner is featured in the title track for Nuclear Messiah's latest album, as the metal super group added the sci-fi ...

A popular English heavy metal band will release its first new album in five years. Loathe will release “A Stranger to You” on ...

From Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden to Skindred and Sleep Token, here's every single time metal topped the album charts in the ...

British heavy metal legends Judas Priest just released their 19 th studio album, Invincible Shield, this past week and, in doing so, they supposedly set a new record in heavy metal history. According ...

Heavy metal’s origins began in the late 1960s, though it didn’t begin to really kick off until the 1980s. An extension and evolution of rock and roll, heavy metal was influenced by quite a few ...

How Ozzy Osbourne, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and more brought metal back from the dead ...

The turn of the century saw a ton of innovation in extreme metal, particularly in regards to tone, songwriting structure, and quality of production. Despite being all but kneecapped in the ’90s due to ...

From the raw power of early heavy metal to the intricate storytelling of progressive and thrash, certain albums have left an indelible mark on fans worldwide. These records are more than just ...

William Shatner has been bringing his thespian-trained, Shatneresque magic to other people’s songs going back to his 1969 alum The Transformed Man, that featured his cult classic version of “Lucy in ...

The world of metal is as vast as ever, and devouring all the great metal released in a single year is virtually impossible. We included some of our heavy faves on our list of the 55 best albums of ...

Dissident artist Ai Weiwei has found a new way to tweak the sensibilities of Chinese authorities: he has announced plans to release a heavy metal album. , said he would "express his opinion" through ...

From the seismic riffs of Black Sabbath to the intricate compositions of Opeth, heavy metal albums have not only shaped music but also reflected cultural and social currents. These records are more ...