The world changed on August 16, 1980, or at least the corner of it where heavy ... bands that played the Monsters Of Rock, and I always will be. Not everyone gets to say that. It’s part of metal ...

Metal bands had their heyday in the 80s and ... who saw them as the embodiment of heavy metal’s threat – a reputation the band wore like a badge of honor as pioneers of the genre. AC/DC might be a ...

Their drummer, Paul Whaley. If there is one thing that a true heavy metal band needs it is a really solid drummer. All bands that have been revered as iconic hard rock/heavy metal bands have ...

While there’s still a huge disparity in the numbers of women vs. men in heavy metal and hard rock bands, thanks in great part to the pioneering women below, the doors were blown open.

New bands formed out of a love for Kiss and Black Sabbath but also Minor Threat, Fugazi, and Bad Brains. And the ethos between heavy metal and punk rock created an ethical dilemma. He said that ...

The biggest in rock verses the biggest in metal. Who do you prefer - AC/DC or Metallica? Vote in the Loudwire Nights poll.

Just like every other thing in life, metal music bands ... known for its Christian metalcore identity, was active from 2005 until its breakup in 2016. Following the split, members pursued different ...

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

But this pursuit is what also inadvertently brought me head-to-head with metal ... “Heavy Rock from the American Comedown Era,” as RidingEasy describes it. In purely musical terms, these bands ...