In November, just after the election from hell, I became a metalhead. It was an accident, but it’s too late to reverse course now. Before saying more about that, I want to step back in time.

With such a polarizing genre, aesthetic is the primary way one can find others in their metal tribe. A simple black band tee acts ... all musical genres, but no music scene values graphic design ...

Resurfaced music from its earliest days underscores that punk has always been influenced and shaped by Black artists as well. Stephanie Sy has the story for our arts and culture series ...

As the build-up to Black Sabbath’s farewell show continues ... Since then, Matt’s become a regular in Prog and Metal Hammer, at his happiest when interviewing the most forward-thinking artists heavy ...

They were even singled out by the Parents Music Resource Center for a song about drinking (ironically, “Trashed”) . All of this kept Black Sabbath in the crosshairs of worried parents, who saw them as ...

An introduction to some of the women that broke down barriers in the heavy metal and hard rock music scenes. You can count the pioneering women musicians in heavy metal and hard rock on two hands.

Here is your 2025 hard rock + metal album release calendar and all ... it's already looking to be another incredible year for heavy music, no matter what you're into.

This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage. Black Sound London ...

An exhibition celebrating 100 years of black British music aims to "empower" the ethnic communities it originates from. Black Sound London at the Barbican Music Library charts the music's journey ...

Black discharge is common before or after your period and right after giving birth. Black discharge usually means that blood has taken longer to leave the uterus. When this happens, the blood oxidizes ...