What are the most played live songs from hair metal's biggest bands? It was a decade of decadence, big hair, bigger hits and we're sure if you were alive in the '80s these were all the songs you were ...

Come see the most played song live by 15 big death metal bands. Incredibly, death metal is coming up on its 40th anniversary in 2025 and it remains one of the consistently best metal subgenres. That's ...

This summer has been packed with so many incredible festivals, but the black metal party continues all year round. There are so many amazing bands out there in the world that we wish we could see in ...

Heavy metal is more than a genre of music. It’s a vast, vast world full of its own countless subgenres, thriving regions all around the world, and more bands than any individual person can keep track ...

William Shatner will rock the Riot Fest stage in 2026. The Star Trek legend will make his live debut in September with his newly formed heavy metal band. He previously announced his first metal LP.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Since it was established in the early 1970s, Heavy metal has ...

Horns up! There is nothing like listening to insane guitar riffs, heavy bass, soaring, even growling vocals, and a powerful drum beat. Even better, much of metal music is based on classical theory.