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, ...

Stephen King's The Stand has inspired all sorts of pieces of art since its publication, including a Metallica song and album ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

From left, TRUCKSTOP’s Jerry Larew Jr. and Austin Erb soundcheck prior to their concert at the Adelphia on Saturday evening. (Photo by Gwen Sour) MARIETTA – It’s not just a vibe — it’s a manifesto ...

Nearly every artist has an album that they become truly known for, so we put together a Loud List of times nu-metal artists talked about their classic albums. Nu-metal rose to prominence during the ...

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 ...