Over the weekend, a friend sent me the below map, which measures which countries throughout the world have the most metal bands per 100,000 people. And while I have no idea how accurate it is, it sure ...

Here’s 10 of the most ... metal bands from France, chosen by Nicolas Delestrade, bassist for French progressive metalcore group Novelists. From black metal to pop-punk, the historic European ...

“I do want to point out, that Finland has perhaps the most heavy metal bands in the world ... The study added that Scandinavian countries in particular make “efforts to put compulsory ...

That study found that while the genre has become less ... especially a country’s wealth and affluence, are associated with the number of heavy metal bands in a given country.

In Brazil, the band has opened for Metallica, Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne. With origins tracing back to 1985, this is perhaps the country's most controversial extreme metal band. With a ...

This music genre has always been controversial ... In that regard, some of the most prominent metal bands who were banned from countries are also some of the best of all time.

Cigarette smoke fills the room as concertgoers wait for a band ... or death metal, there is still a scene that is very much active with fans who are enthusiastic about the most extreme sounds a guitar ...