Crank up the volume and prepare to headbang! Join us as we count down our picks for the most successful and influential groups in the history of metal music. From thrash to death metal, groove to ...

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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 ...

Here are the 31 best rock and metal songs of the 2020s, from 2020 to 2025. The decade is already half over and the deeper we ...

As Music City, Nashville is home to all genres. Even "stoner metal witch bands" — yes, you read that right. That's OmenBringer. And there's more. The city has a vibrant heavy metal scene that is home ...

The 15 best hard rock and metal albums of 2025 comprise a combination of seasoned veterans still swinging for the fences, underground lifers and young heat-seekers who embrace the classic rock ethos.