Jake is a voice actor, freelance writer, magazine curator, community radio DJ, dark ambience composer, and curry connoisseur. After starting an English degree in university at 18, he began writing ...

A heavy metal fan’s way of seeing the world stems from a mix of skepticism, intensity, and brutal honesty. It’s not about ...

This time, the playing field consists of Alissa White-Gluz, Sylosis, Rotten Sound, Girlschool and other talented folks, all ...

Hard-rock and heavy-metal isn’t elitist’s music, it’s the people’s music. The music of Camaros, pro sports events and streaming TV synchs. And in that way, as American as it gets, even if British ...

The "Big 4" is a phrase that's long described the four bands that served as the foundation of thrash metal — Metallica, ...

As sad as it is to say goodbye to artists we’ve grown up listening to, there’s a distinct inevitability to it at this point; […] ...

Earlier this year, we began tracking how many monthly listeners hard rock and heavy metal artists have been getting on Spotify. Where did we get this data? It's all ...

Who says headbanging can’t pay the bills? Over the decades, some heavy metal bands have gone far beyond filling sweaty clubs and instead turned their riffs into serious empires. These acts have proven ...

It seems like metal is intermingling with more musical genres than ever these days. Decades removed from rap metal's peak, new metal combinations still appear, notably in the recent surge of trap ...

Inspired by horror movies and dark themes, legendary bands created a theatrically dark genre, Metal. Linda Diaz and Joey Hays chat with members of the legendary bands Gwar and Impaler to uncover how ...

Even though things have been rough the last few years, I think we can all take a moment and be thankful that we at least have heavy metal! There’s a lot of debate about when metal first came into ...

Broly's success in the West stems from one of the most unique elements of the characters' films: their soundtracks.