Heavy metal’s origins began in the late 1960s, though it didn’t begin to really kick off until the 1980s. An extension and evolution of rock and roll, heavy metal was influenced by quite a few ...

While it's true that heavy music took a dive in popularity in the '90s, it also went underground, which is where it thrives today. Heavy music morphed and changed into a lot of different things, and ...

I didn't think too hard about dedicating the second-ever edition of this column to Ragne Wahlquist. The late Heavy Load frontman left an indelible mark on heavy metal, in his native Sweden and beyond, ...

Without question, Metallica are the most formidable, popularized and influential band in the heavy metal genre. No other band in heavy music wields the same number of masterfully crafted albums or the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Since it was established in the early 1970s, Heavy metal has ...

There’s a phrase that William Turner and Georgie Fuller have added to their lexicon: “zombie project.” They use it to describe a band or an album that “will not die.” It’s a measurement of success, in ...