Specifically, the Exodus co-founder lists the 1975 song “Symptom of the Universe” as one that changed heavy metal forever. Composed by guitarist Tony Iommi, the “Symptom of the Universe ...

Judas Priest drummer Les Binks has died aged 73, with his former bandmates paying tribute, saying his "acclaim will live on". Binks was born in Northern Ireland and was a member of the band from ...

One of them is Takiaya Reed, a Black, Cherokee, Two-Spirit musician that leads Divide and Dissolve, a doom metal band known for its slow, heavy, emotionally immersive sound that doesn’t need lyrics to ...

Credit: Vox Realis/Instagram A 12-year-old heavy metal prodigy named Vox Realis is making waves in the guitar world, after he was accepted into a mentorship program run by a former Megadeth ...

Added King, “This will be the first time Slayer has played with Power Trip or Knocked Loose, but I am well aware of them from word of mouth, and hearing their music on Liquid Metal. I’m ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A HEAVY metal legend will be performing in Bradford later this year as part of a UK tour. British Lion will play Bradford’s Nightrain in ...

With Dave Lombardo behind the kit, you might expect Venamoris to be another high-speed blast of heavy metal. Not so. Teamed up with wife Paula, the Lombardos crafted a gorgeous, oft-elegiac sonic ...

Then, in the 1980s and into the 1990s, artists like Fates Warning, Queensrÿche, Savatage, and especially Dream Theater essentially melded those prog rock attributes with the fiercer attitudes of heavy ...

Iron Maiden are a global institution, and their bassist extraordinaire Steve Harris is probably the best-known heavy metal bass player in the world. His fingerstyle playing is unorthodox ...

Big Noter (Source: Supplied) More Briggs Briggs has officially launched his heavy new project, Big Noter, in which he raps over metal, punk, and hardcore riffs. Today, though, we’ve finally ...

Modine, who was among those who paid tribute to Kilmer after his death on Tuesday, shared an excerpt from his 2005 memoir, “Full Metal Jacket Diary.” In the excerpt, Modine described seeing Kilmer ...