Iconic heavy metal band Twisted Sister will play the 2026 Alaska State Fair, the fair announced Thursday. The band will ...

During an interview with WSOU, former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson named who he believes is the "greatest heavy metal band ever." The bassist brought it upon himself to recognize the veteran band ...

Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham influenced heavy metal music when Page continued the heavy blues he’d begun with The Yardbirds. They certainly had aspects of what became ...

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

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

Ozzy Osbourne, 76, and Black Sabbath are reuniting to play a fund-raising concert in July, BBC is reporting. The heavy metal band will headline a one-day festival in England, featuring others like ...

Paul Di’Anno, the former lead singer of heavy metal band Iron Maiden, has died. Variety reports that Di’Anno, who was 66, died after an illness of several years at his home in Salisbury, England. The ...

Brent Hinds, co-founder and former lead guitarist for the popular heavy metal band Mastodon, has died. He was 51. The musician died when he was struck by a BMW SUV while riding his Harley Davidson in ...

In the late 1970s, British rock bands reacted against punk rock and new wave music. They dressed in robes, wrote fantastical lyrics, and dropped the blues from their heavy guitar riffs. Still, some of ...