and traditional gospel hymns were some of the earliest songs he learned. He once said his favorite album was his record of songs from his mother’s hymn book. Yet Cash praised heavy metal bands ...

As one of the earliest conflicts to broadcast live ... to Heaven when played in reverse contained Satanic messages. Heavy metal bands are also often sensationalized in the press, linking them ...

In 1970, Black Sabbath convincingly evoked the true essence of evil with the lumbering, three-chord opening guitar riff to the song “Black Sabbath,” consecrating the first pure heavy-metal ...

A 119-year-old opera house will host nearly 20 local heavy metal bands as part of a two-day festival. Path of Destruction, on Friday, Feb. 7 and Saturday, Feb. 8, will bring 19 local and regional ...

Let's be clear — Metallica are generally considered a heavy metal band. After all, they're one of the pioneering bands of the thrash ... t discovered Metallica's earliest stuff, what kind ...

But if Led Zeppelin and AC/DC are best described as hard rock bands, then so are Quiet Riot. Despite its title, Metal Health is more hard rock and than heavy metal. And the same can be said of ...

Truthfully, there are some metal bands who wish they could be this heavy. Alex Turner just wanted to be one of The Strokes, but the Arctic Monkeys eventually outgrew their garage rock buzz band ...

several bands and genres typically come to mind — KISS, Twisted Sister and black metal. But it's been a part of heavy music in plenty more, perhaps less-obvious, areas. Some of the earliest ...

Three audience members even passed out. Deep Purple was one of the earliest hard rock/heavy metal bands, and they set the standard for what that meant: LOUD.

Blues, jazz, and heavy metal bands frequently end up being short-changed by streaming services like Apple, Spotify, and Tidal, says the study. Researchers at Hamburg University and the northern ...

Heavy metal didn’t appear overnight—it was the result of decades of musical evolution, from blues and rock to psychedelic distortion and darker themes. While bands like The Who, Led Zeppelin, and ...