Here's five new rock and metal albums announced this week that you can look forward to.

We’re about a quarter-century removed from the days when nu metal ruled the airwaves, and the once-maligned subgenre of music continues to hold a hell of a lot more cultural significance than its ...

The metal world is as vast as ever, and 2024 was full of countless great albums from all across the metal spectrum, by bands from all over the world. We included some of our heavy faves on our list of ...

Heavy metal has a rich history, filled to the brim with quality albums that have been delighting the headbanging masses of Planet Earth for decades. These are heavy metal albums that are ...

What rock and metal albums from the '90s would you pass down to your children? In the '90s, I was wrapping up my college years and spending a majority of my 20s. The music of this decade really left a ...

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, ...

The year 1984 was one of the greatest in heavy metal history. Some might argue the greatest. A cornucopia of genre styles and creative breakthroughs led to a mainstream explosion that would dominate ...

British heavy metal legends Judas Priest just released their 19 th studio album, Invincible Shield, this past week and, in doing so, they supposedly set a new record in heavy metal history. According ...

Anthrax shared on Instagram this Wednesday that their debut album, 'Fistful of Metal,' was released 42 years ago.

In the music industry, metal is usually a long game to the top, and many of the most iconic rock bands have had careers ...

Some of punk and metal's most influential outfits arose from the Bay Area, with many of them serving as an exciting and ...