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With the band's epic farewell show at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, in the books, old and new Black Sabbath fans are ...
Heavy metal just witnessed one of its most touching moments as James Hetfield delivered a tribute that had every metalhead ...
If you think being an anti-Christian band based in Europe is edgy, try forming an anti-Islam project in Saudi Arabia.
There has always been a sense of intrigue and mystery surrounding the world of black metal. Since the early days of Mayhem—the notorious Norwegian band often credited for catapulting the genre ...
For years, black metal cult heroes Watain have been notorious for hurling pig blood and animal parts into the crowd while performing. Apparently, that’s the kind of thing you can get away with ...
The confident power of Monochromatic Black's Vicissitude suggests they could be hugely influential in progressive metal for generations.
"It's always been ridiculous in a way," says JP Ahonen, creator of comic strip metal band Belzebubs, about black metal, the strip's musical well of inspiration. The subgenre, which once ...
Powered by cacophonous guitars and drums, the black metal band Zuriaake dips into the tenebrous depths of ancient Chinese culture to produce a unique blend of East and West.