Reed’s work confronts not just one, but two historically male-dominated spaces: metal and classical music. (She is classically trained in soprano sax, but also plays guitar and bass.) Her reception in ...

Black metal has cursed the music world with some of the most bone-chilling, brutal, and even beautiful guitar work. Today, we undertake the perilous task of honoring the genre’s greatest axemen!

Mortuus likewise conquers music aficionados with his vulgar displays of power in Funeral Mist and Triumphator. Black metal’s Gene Simmons, the larger-than-life Abbath is beloved as one of the ...

It’s always fascinating when underground metal goes so deep into its zone that it essentially stops sounding like metal. Planning For Burial, the one-man project from Wilkes-Barre musician Thom ...

While Ozzy Osbourne might be the most famous lead singer in the world, he is only one of five Black Sabbath singers. So, who is the best?

Deafheaven play a form of music dubbed “blackgaze” due to its mix of black metal and shoegaze (“shoe metal” evidently didn’t have quite the right ring to it). The San Francisco band have acquired a ...

Though Black Sabbath is steeped in lore, what often gets left out is just how funky the pioneering heavy metal act is.

So, while the iron man is a literal figure, he is also a figurative one that serves as the song’s poetic vehicle. A poetic ...

The Black Welsh Music Awards aim to become "the Welsh Mobos ... Benji Webbe, frontman of reggae metal band Skindred, is the only black Welsh artist to win a Mobo, winning Best Alternative ...

The Black Welsh Music Awards is not just a celebration ... Recognising the best track within alternative, rock, or metal music, showcasing innovation, raw energy, and musical craftsmanship.