Ronnie James Dio, who left behind numerous masterpieces in the world of heavy metal.After his success with Rainbow and Black ...

Here are the 50 best metal albums of the 2000s. Each decade of metal is memorable for its own reasons as new scenes have continuously emerged, widening the net that is cast out to ensnare new ...

Here are 11 of the best love songs by some of the biggest bands in heavy metal. Metal bands aren't always known for their ability to be touchy feely, but on more than one occasion, heavy metal has ...

The diverging black metal strands prevail in April. On one side, Black Hurst take up the mantle of Necromantia and Varathron, imbuing their sound with a classically metallic tinge. On the other hand, ...

Metalheads have always found transcendence, exultation, and deliverance in music’s heaviest genre where everyone else has heard noise. Sometimes you need to feel like the sound coming out of your ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Few contemporary artists have shaped an entire genre the way ...

Plenty of heavy metal acts have achieved astronomical success and elevated the medium over the past half-century, but only the biggest and boldest innovators can lay claim to the "Big 4" of heavy ...

Finally, summer is ending, the heat is retreating, and I can fully enjoy my black metal in the weather it was meant for. The one that really got me in the right mood is the new Hanternoz. As they ...